The Socialist tree people's of Alire is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Kupa-Lenox with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, sprawling nuclear power plants, and state-planned economy. The compassionate population of 3.999 billion Alireans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Harappa. The average income tax rate is 83.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alirean economy, worth 485 trillion Golden coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 121,510 Golden coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A new "thought police" branch is being developed, older citizens lament over the loss of law and order, angry citizens complain that there isn't enough geographical diversity on the new banknotes, and kids these days know how to throw a proper punch. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alire's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Treeism.

Alire is ranked 13,273^rd in the world and 554^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 96.18 law-abiding acts per hour.