The Confederation of Alteran Republics is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Keith Ryansan with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6.963 billion Alterans 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Greyhelm. The average income tax rate is 76.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alteran economy, worth a remarkable 1,115 trillion Alteran Credit Ͼs a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 160,233 Alteran Credit Ͼs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government prides itself on being smug and condescending to idiots, war vets look after war animals, the nation is wading into dangerous waters, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Alteran Republics to be bombproof. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alteran Republics's national animal is the Alteran Alpine Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Earendelism.

Alteran Republics is ranked 209,849^th in the world and 197^th in The Western Isles for Most Pacifist, with 9.59 Cheeks Turned Per Day.