The Democratic Republic of Alonde is a massive, genial nation, ruled by First Magistrate McCartnon with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and public floggings. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.448 billion Alondeans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Newark. The average income tax rate is 73.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Alondean economy, worth 75.3 trillion Alondean Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Tourism. Average income is 52,009 Alondean Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It ain't easy to be green enough to be imported into Alonde, children dream of becoming physicians and physicists, political speeches that drill deep into bureaucratic fine detail could be said to be a little boring, and war vets look after war animals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alonde's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Alonde is ranked 81,388^th in the world and 2,255^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 97.58 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.