The Deep Blue of Aaveronst is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The cynical population of 2.57 billion Aaveronstians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The medium-sized, liberal, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 20.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Aaveronstian economy, worth 98.2 trillion lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,209 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, and foragers descend on national cemeteries for 'all-you-can-dig-up' extravaganzas. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aaveronst's national animal is the unicorn, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Aaveronst is ranked 72,646^th in the world and 2^nd in salette for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,383.91 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.