The Phantom Thief of Alban Knox is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Alban Knox with an iron fist, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.65 billion Alban Knoxians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of A Hideout. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 44.9%.

The powerhouse Alban Knoxian economy, worth 327 trillion yen a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,505 yen, with the richest citizens earning 7.0 times as much as the poorest.

The fattest folk in Alban Knox look to be the happiest ones, the roads are notorious throughout the region for their peril, teenagers stay out into the wee hours of the morning "stargazing", and masterpieces by male artists are on display in the dumpsters behind the gallery. Crime is a problem. Alban Knox's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Alban Knox is ranked 46,410^th in the world and 78^th in Remembrance for Most Corrupt Governments, with 44.4 kickbacks per hour.