The Empire of Aletz is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor Alena Loustau-Romanique with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.982 billion Aletzians 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, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gran Aletz. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 53.1%.

The powerhouse Aletzian economy, worth 184 trillion aquilas a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,988 aquilas, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 402,216 per year while the poor average 13,673, a ratio of 29.4 to 1.

Children who believe in the tooth fairy are frequently shipped off to Bigtopia, large areas of Aletz are not accessible by the public, nobles' fancy titles no longer help them cut in line at the supermarket, and hospitals are amongst the best-funded in the region. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aletz's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is El Gran Echietz.

Aletz is ranked 70,819^th in the world and 21^st in Saint Helene for Most Developed, scoring 70.6 on the Human Development Index.