The Holy Sublime Imperial State of Almerdonia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Empress Melisende II with an iron fist, and renowned for its parental licensing program, pith helmet sales, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.94 billion Almerdonians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valtelenva. The average income tax rate is 93.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Almerdonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,644 trillion Denariis a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 150,285 Denariis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Empress Melisende II has been seen stealthily slicing fifths off bread loaves, 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, and shoppers have literally had their hands full since plastic bags were banned. 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 Almerdonian Catholicism.

Almerdonia is ranked 86,415^th in the world and 4^th in nasunia for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 313.15 on the Clooney Contribution Index.