The Imperial Realm of Almerdonia is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Sebastián II with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, compulsory gun ownership, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 16.192 billion Almerdonians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valtelenva. The average income tax rate is 92.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Almerdonian economy, worth a remarkable 2,399 trillion Pesetas a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 148,206 Pesetas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Stores employing more than 100 employees are required to be at least twenty miles from any competitor, the nation's secret service is so secret that nobody knows if it has one, shoppers have literally had their hands full since plastic bags were banned, and homeless people can be found sleeping on streets in front of unoccupied second homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Almerdonia's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Almerdonia is ranked 10,572^nd in the world and 2^nd in nasunia for Most Developed, scoring 90.42 on the Human Development Index.