The Republic of Alpinist 7 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, prohibition of alcohol, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 25.574 billion Alpinist 7ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 43.6%.

The powerhouse Alpinist 7ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,156 trillion $$s a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 84,323 $$s, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 278,808 per year while the poor average 19,064, a ratio of 14.6 to 1.

Criminals identify as innocent, the nation burns bridges with neighbours who burn their rainforest, the National Art Gallery's newest exhibit is the 500-year-old Luna Lisa, and the nation's prisons are touted as the best weight loss programs money can't buy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alpinist 7's national animal is the swordfish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Alpinist 7 is ranked 76,687^th in the world and 1^st in Alps for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 47,558.39 Standard Monetary Units.