The Republic of Averum 39 is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 3.946 billion Averum 39ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 20.3%.

The Averum 39ian economy, worth 164 trillion florins a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 41,677 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options, polygamy is legal, pet owners make sure their dogs wear diapers, and the silencing of dissent speaks volumes about the quality of Averum 39ian democracy. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. Averum 39's national animal is the cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Averum 39 is ranked 189,791^st in the world and 123^rd in Fallen Star for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 865.31 on the Hickory Productivity Index.