The State of Alburg is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete lack of prisons, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 43.83 billion Alburgians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.2%.

The thriving Alburgian economy, worth a remarkable 2,005 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and dominated by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 45,751 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 296,155 per year while the poor average 2,833, a ratio of 104 to 1.

The WhoTube comments section has gone strangely quiet, young girls aren't having a ball but they are enjoying themselves, new funding allows inner city teachers to replace school laptops almost as fast as they get stolen, and public intoxication has decreased ever since fraternities were banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Alburg's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Alburg is ranked 12,595^th in the world and 1^st in Alburg for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 5,608.35 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.