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The Federation of Alterrum is a gargantuan, genial nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, aversion to nipples, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 17.044 billion Alterrans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The relatively small government prioritizes Education, although Industry, Healthcare, and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Idryll. The average income tax rate is 62.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alterran economy, worth a remarkable 5,035 trillion mercators a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 295,412 mercators, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The "Dreadnowt" is the pride and joy of the Alterran Navy, Alterran tourists are banned from many nations due to their tendency to randomly explode, crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, and Leader can finally stop kneading the dough and start rolling in it instead. Crime is totally unknown. Alterrum's national animal is the orca, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Alterrum is ranked 5,707^th in the world and 19^th in Forest for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 110,779.55 Standard Monetary Units.