The Republic of Civaliana is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Roman Flynn with an even hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 8.934 billion Civalianans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Administration, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vinarcia. The average income tax rate is 96.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Civalianan economy, worth a remarkable 1,946 trillion Civalianan Circas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 217,892 Civalianan Circas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, elections demand a proportionate response, generals have trouble barking orders over the sound of thundering artillery, and Roman Flynn is strangely popular with male politicians' wives. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Civaliana's national animal is the Blue Bull, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is No Official Religion.

Civaliana is ranked 5,384^th in the world and 228^th in The North Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 94.2 on the Human Development Index.