The Republic of Alan Nui is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by The Alchemist with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 24.812 billion Alan Nuians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hadricon. The average income tax rate is 99.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Alan Nuian economy, worth a remarkable 4,171 trillion Protoderms a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 168,143 Protoderms, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Offering a builder a cup of tea is a legal minefield, a traveller who once stubbed a toe on an Air Brancaland flight has been offered asylum, the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose, and juries deliberate more than magic 8-balls. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alan Nui's national animal is the Kanohi Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Alan Nui is ranked 587^th in the world and 1^st in Wintermoor for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 18,652.16 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.