The Borderlands of Alfold is a fledgling, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 6 million Alfoldians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 36.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The fair Alfoldian economy, worth 194 billion Rubies a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 32,391 Rubies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and the government subsidizes those who produce the worst results. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alfold's national animal is the Turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Alfold is ranked 275,745^th in the world and 934^th in The Frontier Sea for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.35 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.