The Republic of Kavolia is a large, efficient nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 154 million Kavolians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.9%.

The very strong Kavolian economy, worth 10.5 trillion Reis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. Average income is 68,067 Reis, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 264,444 per year while the poor average 11,988, a ratio of 22.1 to 1.

Every computer glitch triggers an immediate counter-espionage response, thieves are flogged in public for their crimes, late night adverts for breast milk co-ops regularly win pornography industry awards, and class clowns are frequently listed among the most dangerous criminals in the nation. Crime is moderate. Kavolia's national animal is the Winged Lion.

Kavolia is ranked 274,963^rd in the world and 278^th in The Sacred Elite for Nicest Citizens, with 5.59 average smiles per day.