The Republic of Alinn is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by President Lannah Castigo with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 10.774 billion Alinnians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alinn City. The average income tax rate is 59.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alinnian economy, worth a remarkable 1,967 trillion alisks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 182,625 alisks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Debate rages over whether ground fish guts can be spread on fields, healthcare workers are flummoxed over the spike in foreign tourists with sudden-onset heart disease, seven-year-olds debate for weeks on the merits of the Oxford comma, and after every storm there's an expensive government-funded rainbow. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alinn's national animal is the cobra, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Alinn is ranked 208,638^th in the world and 11,198^th in Lazarus for Largest Black Market, with 424 billion Standard Monetary Units.