The Storm of Altino is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, infamous sell-swords, and absence of drug laws. The democratic, devout population of 17.028 billion Altinians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Princess Dinosaur City. The average income tax rate is 37.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Altinian economy, worth a remarkable 1,584 trillion mikas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,058 mikas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Shanty towns are forming in the suburbs of major cities, mall countdown clocks warn that there are only 364 more shopping days until Maxxmas, only Leader's friends count in the eyes of the government, and country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Altino's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Altino is ranked 15,943^rd in the world and 32^nd in Karma for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 9,964 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.