The Republic of Halavaria is a titanic, socially progressive nation, renowned for its burgeoning Lion population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 13.21 billion Halavarians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 17.2%.

The Halavarian economy, worth 632 trillion Tomen a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 47,848 Tomen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, a cat may look at a king and a dude can look at an ass, and organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Halavaria's national animal is the Lion.

Halavaria is ranked 166,037^th in the world and 3^rd in Iran for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 7,456.37 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.