The State of Aviso is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and complete lack of prisons. The democratic population of 44.742 billion Avisoans 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 minute, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Central Heights. The average income tax rate is 6.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Avisoan economy, worth a remarkable 2,223 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,701 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Armed police units patrol the roads late at night, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, Aviso has designated Central Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Aviso in an international press conference. Crime is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Aviso's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Aviso is ranked 93,447^th in the world and 1^st in Eidocaelia for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 34.67 on the Bus Surprisal Index.