The United Commonwealths of Great Altera is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Keith Ryansan with an even hand, and renowned for its digital currency, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 2.339 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 large 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 62.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Great Alteran economy, worth 207 trillion Eingots a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 88,774 Eingots, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet, new arrivals are asked the location of the Minister of the Interior's birthmark, pandemics are over and done with by the time it takes to pass the nation's stringent border security, and the name of the "Butcher of Bigtopia" adorns shirts across Great Altera. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Great Altera's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Great Altera is ranked 10,050^th in the world and 36^th in The Western Isles for Safest, scoring 121.02 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.