The Federal Republic of Altda is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its public floggings, frequent executions, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 167 million Altdans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 10.0%.

The Altdan economy, worth 8.97 trillion Alts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Average income is 53,727 Alts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Political candidates who don't release their birth certificates are presumed to have been born in Maxtopia, economists confusingly list "fusarium rot and leaf blight" as major risk factors for monetary deflation, the roads are notorious throughout the region for their peril, and a valid legal defense is 'dead men tell no tales'. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Altda's national animal is the Wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Altda is ranked 225,122^nd in the world and 4,077^th in The North Pacific for Most Authoritarian, with 483.77 milliStalins.