The Most Serene Republic of Aluq is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic population of 510 million Aluqians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Administration, although Welfare, Education, and Spirituality are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ralanko. The average income tax rate is 35.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Aluqian economy, worth 31.4 trillion luqs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 61,499 luqs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

When their backs are against the walls Aluqians look out for gay men, much of Aluq's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence, Aluqian politics is literally a blood sport, and bowling teams spend more time looking at their phones than the pins. Crime is totally unknown. Aluq's national animal is the cobra, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Aluq is ranked 123,061^st in the world and 4^th in Control andOrder for Highest Average Incomes, with 61,499.22 Standard Monetary Units.