The Catholic Authoritarian of Alphanix is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by The Supervisor Nix VIII with an iron fist, and notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, infamous sell-swords, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.443 billion Nixians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Iesusmariaiosephopolis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 77.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Alphanixian economy, worth a remarkable 1,234 trillion Holy Dinars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 146,192 Holy Dinars, with the richest citizens earning 7.3 times as much as the poorest.

Burnout is common with anti-government demagogues, feuilletons can only be deciphered with a Galliennais dictionary, new drivers are driving the nation into a budget hole, and a rebrand a day keeps the debt collectors away. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alphanix's national animal is the Lamb of God, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Alphanix is ranked 247,637^th in the world and 662^nd in Europe for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.9 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.