The Dominion of Albend is a huge, safe nation, notable for its national health service, avant-garde cinema, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 572 million Albanians 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 Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Albendopolis. The average income tax rate is 47.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Albanian economy, worth 51.6 trillion harps a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 90,237 harps, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas, there's a lot of mouth-breathers about these days, builders across Albend are blocked up with orders for new public loos, and a third of Albanians are e-certified CEOs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Albend's national animal is the pig, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Albend is ranked 99,740^th in the world and 2,046^th in the South Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 565.98 pounds of wildlife per square mile.