The Republic of Altera Larva is a mammoth, orderly nation, renowned for its burgeoning turtle population. The cynical population of 9.716 billion Altera Larvans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 38.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Altera Larvan economy, worth 221 trillion kronor a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 22,774 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Altera Larva's national animal is the turtle.

Altera Larva is ranked 72,476^th in the world and 1^st in fascists from osirius for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 2,862.04 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.