The District of Alsek is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 38.548 billion Alsekians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The strong Alsekian economy, worth a remarkable 1,398 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Gambling, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 36,271 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 246,605 per year while the poor average 1,948, a ratio of 126 to 1.

The streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars, Alsek's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, voting is voluntary, and rioting and unrest sweep the nation. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Alsek's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Alsek is ranked 5,744^th in the world and 12^th in State for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 128.45 on the Bus Surprisal Index.