The Grand Commonwealth of Aravelo is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Prime Minister Francisco Gonzalez with a fair hand, and renowned for its smutty television, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.455 billion Aravelians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Visiedo. The average income tax rate is 75.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Araveloan economy, worth 155 trillion Stitoris a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 45,112 Stitoris, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Notable individuals are granted land and titles, birth rates have hit an all-time low, decreased demand for toilets is saving the prison service a lot of money, and the government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aravelo's national animal is the Whitecliff Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is None.

Aravelo is ranked 36,724^th in the world and 2,313^th in Osiris for Lowest Crime Rates, with 79.14 law-abiding acts per hour.