The Federal Republic of Averdan is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 222 million Averdanians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Averdanian economy, worth 26.0 trillion Averdan Crowns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 117,205 Averdan Crowns, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 396,679 per year while the poor average 25,592, a ratio of 15.5 to 1.

What citizens give with one hand they take away with the other, exam halls are littered with used needles and empty pill bottles, frequent flyers are chiseled into statues, and pocket dialling is a criminal offence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Averdan's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Averdan is ranked 291,889^th in the world and 194^th in Union Brazilian for Highest Drug Use, scoring 22.16 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.