The Constitucional Monarchy of Althne is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Princess Saraiva with an iron fist, and notable for its parental licensing program, aversion to nipples, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.096 billion Althneans 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, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Siena. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 47.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Althnean economy, worth 121 trillion Rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 110,126 Rubles, with the richest citizens earning 9.6 times as much as the poorest.

Travelers are subject to extensive searches if beet stains are visible on their clothing, a passport is literally priceless, nothing is beneath the government after it has extracted all the oil, and the government has enacted freedom of information. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Althne's national animal is the Eilf and its national religion is Christianity.

Althne is ranked 251,434^th in the world and 461^st in Starlight for Least Corrupt Governments, with 91.32 percentage of bribes refused.