The State of Alderney Island is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and notable for its irreverence towards religion, complete lack of public education, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 26.809 billion Alderney Islandians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, with Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.7%.

The very strong Alderney Islandian economy, worth a remarkable 1,025 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 38,255 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 256,953 per year while the poor average 2,131, a ratio of 120 to 1.

The Governor has just been declared ruler of Alderney Island in an international press conference, shopkeepers use microscopes to verify the authenticity of banknotes, the Navy has outraged the international community by sinking a boatload of refugees to prevent them reaching the shore, and one-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Alderney Island's national animal is the deer, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Alderney Island is ranked 41,659^th in the world and 1^st in Alderney Island for Highest Food Quality, scoring 39.04 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.