The Federation of Altiche is a mid-sized, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 87 million Altichans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 71.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Altichean economy, worth 1.15 trillion Kons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 13,178 Kons, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?", white strait-jackets are the new orange jumpsuits, increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, and Altichans submit requests for a date in writing with an enclosed RSVP card. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Altiche's national animal is the Octopus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Altiche is ranked 32,670^th in the world and 40^th in Eladria for Least Corrupt Governments, with 94.03 percentage of bribes refused.