The Federation of Alphus Imperium is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by James Lincoln with an even hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, hatred of cheese, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.441 billion Alphists 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 Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imperius. The average income tax rate is 55.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Alphus Imperiumian economy, worth 201 trillion Imperians a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,438 Imperians, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Members of ethnic minorities are more often called "boy" or "girl" than by their actual names, neighboring nations are tired of Alphus Imperium's big fish stories, short shrift is being given to applications for political asylum from illegal immigrants, and Alphus Imperiumian novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about James Lincoln. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alphus Imperium's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Alphus Imperium is ranked 197,157^th in the world and 113^th in Mitteleuropa for Most Patriotic, with 6.98 flags saluted per person per day.