The Kingdom of Alta-Saxony is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, free-roaming dinosaurs, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 203 million Alta-Saxons enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 46.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Alta-Saxon economy, worth 15.0 trillion altas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 73,861 altas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The newest shade developed by Alta-Saxony's dye industry has been dubbed 'Agent Orange', traumatised refugees have a full bedpan shoved into their hands along with their immigration papers, school lockers are filled with fancy underwear, and children as young as eight can present logical proofs for the existence of the afterlife. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alta-Saxony's national animal is the Saxon Bull, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Alta-Saxony is ranked 49,600^th in the world and 568^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 148.95 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.