The Confederacy of The Arverni Lands is a very large, efficient nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 147 million Arvernians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Education, although Healthcare, Industry, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. The average income tax rate is 12.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Arvernian economy, worth 12.9 trillion Sesterces a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is 87,889 Sesterces, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts, confessions don't count if suffixed with "izzle", government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, and the Arvernian delegation to the World Assembly is having a hard time convincing people that international law will "pay for itself somehow...". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Arverni Lands's national animal is the Wild Boar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Arverni Lands is ranked 234,668^th in the world and 11,322^nd in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 60 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.