The Kingdom of Avalon Hope is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Sovereign with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.755 billion Avalon Hopeans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mesopotamia. The average income tax rate is 75.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Avalon Hopean economy, worth 961 trillion gold coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Gambling. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 109,771 gold coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign 'investors' have been taking a great interest in the new secret shuttle, the pursuit of wanted criminals ends at the entrance of the pay'n'spray garage as police refuse to enter any private property, the government invades its allies more than its enemies, and musicians are often arrested for saying "oh my God". Crime is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Avalon Hope's national animal is the falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Melchizedek Order.

Avalon Hope is ranked 260,485^th in the world and 16^th in Ancient for Lowest Crime Rates, with 45.93 law-abiding acts per hour.