The Federation of ALON 2 is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Bertram with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, ritual sacrifices, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 7.72 billion Aloneans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Corbin. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Alonean economy, worth 951 trillion Bricks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 123,264 Bricks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 377,695 per year while the poor average 31,139, a ratio of 12.1 to 1.

The Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet, when flight control tells pilots to alter course the usual reply is "No, YOU move!", celebrity foodies are biting a huge chunk out of the government budget, and under love's heavy burden Bertram sinks lower in the political right's esteem. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ALON 2's national animal is the Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Tanasha.

ALON 2 is ranked 31,312^th in the world and 2^nd in Empire of Love for Lowest Crime Rates, with 81.97 law-abiding acts per hour.