The Kindly Advice of Avuncula is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Uncle Bob with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, infamous sell-swords, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 14.065 billion Avunculans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Six Strings. The average income tax rate is 84.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Avunculan economy, worth a remarkable 2,145 trillion Harmonics a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 152,538 Harmonics, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

No one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed, unemployed political consultants and advertisers spend every election night weeping for the good old days, sales of pregnancy testing kits are booming, and primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Avuncula's national animal is the Borogove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Guitar.

Avuncula is ranked 7,210^th in the world and 19^th in Wintreath for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,917.38 pounds of wildlife per square mile.