The Nomadic Peoples of Alpha six is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and suspicion of poets. The cynical population of 4.752 billion Alpha sixians 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 medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 29.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Alpha sixian economy, worth 194 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,968 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Schoolkids say that the air doesn't taste like wee-wee any more, pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty, all statues and paintings of dogs are being destroyed to avoid offending cat-lovers, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Alpha six to be bombproof. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alpha six's national animal is the Kitsune, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Alpha six is ranked 179,805^th in the world and 8^th in Forgotten for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 1,269.34 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.