The Democratic Republic of Amalea is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Ultimate Drossart with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 21.113 billion Amaleans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valianor. The average income tax rate is 90.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Amalean economy, worth a remarkable 2,203 trillion lire a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 104,366 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Welfare funding has recently gone through the roof, the Department of Health is snowed under by requests for crisper ciabatta and tenderer tagliatelle, a third of Amaleans are e-certified CEOs, and vehicle strikes into low bridges are on the increase. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Amalea's national animal is the golden dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Amalea is ranked 23,536^th in the world and 1,097^th in Lazarus for Highest Poor Incomes, with 85,731.79 Standard Monetary Units.