The Emirate of Horatio Alger is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, devout population of 13.305 billion Horatio Algerians 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 Education, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 30.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Horatio Algerian economy, worth 689 trillion Monies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,791 Monies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Diplomats shake hands with their right and hide a poison dagger in their left, citizens ask "how many crooks could a nunchuck hook if a nun had nunchucks too?", shopkeepers use microscopes to verify the authenticity of banknotes, and polygamy is legal. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Horatio Alger's national animal is the Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Horatio Alger is ranked 296,780^th in the world and 30^th in The Gallery for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -7.87 on the Hickory Productivity Index.