The Catholic Authoritarian of Alphanix is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by The Supervisor Nix VIII with an iron fist, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, smutty television, and national health service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.555 billion Nixians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Iesusmariaiosephopolis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 77.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Alphanixian economy, worth a remarkable 1,250 trillion Holy Dinars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 146,192 Holy Dinars, with the richest citizens earning 7.3 times as much as the poorest.

Burnout is common with anti-government demagogues, feuilletons can only be deciphered with a Galliennais dictionary, new drivers are driving the nation into a budget hole, and a rebrand a day keeps the debt collectors away. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alphanix's national animal is the Lamb of God, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Alphanix is ranked 201,340^th in the world and 485^th in Europe for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 33,478.15 Standard Monetary Units.