Avalonian education and medical advances continue.
Crime rate in Avalonia has returned to normal levels after a spike following the annexation of the southern region.
Avalonian nuclear program has reached a milestone. Avalonia's first Neutron bomb has been successfully tested. Praying this never gets used.
Avalonian military continues to train.
After an earthquake that claimed over 10,000 lives, Avalonian building codes now require all buildings made henceforth to be able to resist an earthquake of a 4.9 magnitude such as that the building does not collapse.
Paul Jefferson was officially sworn in as President of Avalonia. No major policy overhaul is expected. Most noteworthy promise: end slavery. At present there are 5,000 slaves in Avalonia. The practice had completely died out in the provinces existing before the annexation, and was in decline in the annexed territory. This has just hastened the fall. Slave owners are given compensation for the loss of their investments. Avalonian slavery was never racially based, but debt based. No riots have ensued.