The Dominion of Albend is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 627 million Albanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Atlantis. The average income tax rate is 50.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Albanian economy, worth 55.5 trillion harps a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 88,490 harps, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Signatures have been replaced with illegible scribbles, giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, angst-filled teenagers are rushing off to buy government bonds for some odd reason, and Little League matches are often attended by riot police with water cannon... just in case. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Albend's national animal is the pig, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Albend is ranked 25,582^nd in the world and 664^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 52.91 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.