The Empire of Prevails is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor George IV with an iron fist, and renowned for its digital currency, sprawling nuclear power plants, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.298 billion Prevailsians 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, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imperial City of Victoria. The average income tax rate is 74.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Prevailsian economy, worth 199 trillion Royal Credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 154,012 Royal Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Nuclear submarines have been deployed to protect the nation's banana supply, being sent to collections is more dangerous than ever, anti-government web sites are springing up, and visiting the best Prevailsian restaurants requires keeping a visa on file. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Prevails's national animal is the Sabretooth, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Orwenism.

Prevails is ranked 8,525^th in the world and 17^th in The League for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 441.23 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.