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The Coldston of Avalon Buranda is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by John james with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The devout population of 8.002 billion Avalon Burandans 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 prioritizes Defense, with Healthcare, Law & Order, and Industry also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of ABDCCC. The average income tax rate is 62.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Avalon Burandan economy, worth 637 trillion Cold coins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 79,679 Cold coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest guided missile cruiser "Ship-1642" has received precisely zero column inches in the press, clairvoyants and soothsayers find fellowship at their local McRonalds, people still need you and they still feed you when you're sixty-five, and superfoods are often seen as supervillains. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Avalon Buranda's national animal is the gigamoose cold spider and bluelobster, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cold ton.

Avalon Buranda is ranked 39,082^nd in the world and 18^th in Kerbals of the North for Highest Poor Incomes, with 64,813.98 Standard Monetary Units.