The Republic of Alpise is a huge, safe nation, notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working population of 230 million Alpisens are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 30.5%.

The thriving Alpisean economy, worth 18.4 trillion Alpinors a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 80,096 Alpinors, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Political talk shows often have children as guests whenever they need commentary on world religions, the army's use of chemical weapons leaves a bad taste in the mouth, nudity is frowned upon, and one-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alpise's national animal is the Mountain Hare, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Alpise is ranked 55,415^th in the world and 120^th in Wintreath for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 562.33 on the Clooney Contribution Index.