The Imperial Orderist Empire of New Altenland is a huge, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 888 million Altens are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alun Stadt. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.2%.

The powerhouse Alten economy, worth 75.1 trillion Alten Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 84,517 Alten Marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 310,244 per year while the poor average 16,293, a ratio of 19.0 to 1.

Glancing at the car radio display while driving is treated as attempted homicide, students who refuse to pray are expelled from school, every new toxic waste dump comes with a seal of approval from the government's science advisor, and the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Altenland's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

New Altenland is ranked 89,072^nd in the world and 2^nd in Okraj Historie for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.32 law-abiding acts per hour.