The Confederacy of Alpine Lands is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its daily referendums, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.333 billion Alpine Landers enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New New Belgrade. The average income tax rate is 33.9%.

The strong Alpine Lander economy, worth 77.6 trillion Kroner a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 58,180 Kroner, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined, explicit slash fiction is repackaged for kindergarten kids as stories about friends cuddling friends, the government seizes private property for the 'good of the people', and Alpine Lands has designated New New Belgrade as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alpine Lands's national animal is the Vucko of Sarajevo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Alpine Lands is ranked 149,317^th in the world and 706^th in Europe for Largest Retail Industry, scoring 650.91 on the Shrinkwrap Consignment Productivity Index.