The Federal Republic of Aalander is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Director Isebrand Calloven with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 1.181 billion Aalandites are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Algernon. The average income tax rate is 79.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Aalandite economy, worth 56.4 trillion Marques a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,736 Marques, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government officials raid public buildings to remove all mention of G*d or r******n, kids looking for shark teeth have become ancient history, the countryside is shrouded by wind farms, and the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aalander's national animal is the Brown bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is State Atheism.

Aalander is ranked 13,951^st in the world and 658^th in The North Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 27.46 average smiles per day.