The Bannorn of Devalis is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Bann Carn vos Liosella with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 14.796 billion Devalisians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ghiska. The average income tax rate is 52.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Devalisian economy, worth 727 trillion kamas a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,137 kamas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Overhead luggage compartments on planes sometimes conceal diminutive intelligence officers, the internal market is thriving, years of counter-terrorism planning are foiled by small details, and rumor has it that Bann Carn vos Liosella has won three lotteries in a row. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Devalis's national animal is the sea lion, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Maumiqism.

Devalis is ranked 43,696^th in the world and 2^nd in Cassadia for Most Cultured, scoring 73 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.