The Principality of Gran Aletz is a small, safe nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, zero percent divorce rate, and irreverence towards religion. The quiet, industrious population of 32 million Gran Aletzians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 23.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Gran Aletzian economy, worth 1.11 trillion aquilas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 34,818 aquilas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The letters L, G, and B must never be grouped together, love is a precious butterfly to be crushed under diplomatic protocol, Pinkerton agents are called in to forcibly break up white collar strikes, and public projects are synonymous with yawn-inducing conformity. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gran Aletz's national animal is the criatura, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gran Aletz is ranked 102,221^st in the world and 2^nd in Aletzian Card Farm for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 879.76 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.