The Federal Republic of Almarx is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic population of 274 million Almarxians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 69.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Almarxian economy, worth 2.84 trillion Dinars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 10,354 Dinars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, a nation-wide cull of Foxes is in effect, and kids are arrested at gunpoint for playing with toy rifles. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Almarx's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Almarx is ranked 258,104^th in the world and 435^th in Sophia for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring -3.46 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.