The Grapes of Wrath of Alpinist-5 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its disturbing lack of elderly people, complete lack of prisons, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 22.153 billion Alpinist-5ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 49.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Alpinist-5ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,925 trillion $$s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 86,920 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Traffic cops are puzzled to see that nobody exceeds the speed limits, crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing, the latest guided missile cruiser "Ship-1642" has received precisely zero column inches in the press, and masterpieces by male artists are on display in the dumpsters behind the gallery. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Alpinist-5's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Alpinist-5 is ranked 272,241^st in the world and 1^st in Blue Ridge Mountains for Safest, scoring 9.27 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.