The Queendom of Everlae is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, zero percent divorce rate, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 494 million Everlaeans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 23.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Everlaean economy, worth 19.5 trillion Ahloeses a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,428 Ahloeses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

For just a few extra Ahloeses Everlaeans can get new driving records with their new cars, exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting, the "right of sanctuary" stops police pursuit into temples and churches, and officials pull all-nighters to check immigrants for potential links to terrorists. Crime is totally unknown. Everlae's national animal is the Cat.

Everlae is ranked 60,085^th in the world and 1,799^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 70 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.