The Empire of Alyssaya is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 721 million Alyssayans 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 prioritizes Defense, although Education, Administration, and Law & Order are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Youngana. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 43.6%.

The all-consuming Alyssayan economy, worth 82.0 trillion Leks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 113,765 Leks, with the richest citizens earning 6.0 times as much as the poorest.

Children often kick Raggianas for amusement, giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Leader is a silly poophead, battlefield gains are quickly lost when enemies don't respect a time-out, and legitimate job descriptions now include "smiling and waving". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alyssaya's national animal is the Raggiana.

Alyssaya is ranked 77,704^th in the world and 851^st in the West Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 68 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.