The Most Serene Islands of Talvezout is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by President Ana Sofía Sáenz with a fair hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 11.511 billion Talvezians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of San Marcos. The average income tax rate is 97.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Talvezian economy, worth a remarkable 2,024 trillion Golden Tavares a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 175,860 Golden Tavares, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A government program is underway to revitalize Talvezout's beaches, the government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure, groups of government workers are declared protected tribes if they venture too deep into the Capitol, and the Supreme Court vehemently protects civil rights and the right to privacy. Crime is totally unknown. Talvezout's national animal is the monk seal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Talvezout is ranked 210,264^th in the world and 8,389^th in The North Pacific for Largest Soda Pop Sector, scoring -9.95 on the Addison-Fukk Productivity Rating.