The Republic of Alari is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Heraclius with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.872 billion Alarians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Revalari. The average income tax rate is 82.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alarian economy, worth 229 trillion soliduses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 122,309 soliduses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Alari Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', luck is off the table, the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, and the "temporary replacement bus service" is now a permanent fixture. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alari's national animal is the turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Alari is ranked 324,931^st in the world and 979^th in The Frontier Sea for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -9.47 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.