The Galactic Corporate Republic of Altopranoss is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Chairman Anderson with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 10.892 billion Altopranossians 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Baritonia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 33.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Altopranossian economy, worth a remarkable 2,912 trillion Byte Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 267,417 Byte Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have, in the Beginning was the Word and the Word was "Pragmatism", lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, and a few people seem to spend their whole time complaining. Crime is totally unknown. Altopranoss's national animal is the Bit Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Tenet Corporation.

Altopranoss is ranked 319,257^th in the world and 3^rd in Legion of the Regionless for Safest, scoring 6.6 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.