The Republic of Alert Station is a mammoth, orderly nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Polar Bear population. The hard-working, cynical population of 5.281 billion Alert Stationians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 29.6%.

The Alert Stationian economy, worth 225 trillion Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 42,738 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alert Station's national animal is the Polar Bear.

Alert Station is ranked 187,209^th in the world and 9,748^th in Osiris for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 31.5 on the Bus Surprisal Index.