The Empire of Alveraz is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, complete lack of prisons, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.047 billion Alverazians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aethereon. The average income tax rate is 29.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Alverazian economy, worth 86.0 trillion Jewels a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 82,175 Jewels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The Alveraz Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, lonely children write fanfiction about absent fathers, the nation's armed forces are recruiting thousands to help colonise Brasilistan, and Brasilistanis face layers of paperwork in a different language just to visit a doctor. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alveraz's national animal is the White-Horned Wyvern, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Alveraz is ranked 144,077^th in the world and 7^th in Solstice for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 881.92 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.