The Darling Sweetheart of Republique Maritime dAlpine is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Sylvianne Marie Berkenbosch-Rousseau with a fair hand, and notable for its national health service, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.554 billion Alpinoises are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pivoine-sur-Mer. The average income tax rate is 55.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Alpinoise economy, worth 109 trillion Pivoines a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,350 Pivoines, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Emergency services don't respond to trailer park fires, government popup ads are springing up like weeds, hidden bedroom-cams are installed to catch mothers doing their kids' homework, and abortions are routinely performed in the nation's hospitals. Crime is totally unknown. Republique Maritime dAlpine's national animal is the Alpaca, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Aphroditeism.

Republique Maritime dAlpine is ranked 81,942^nd in the world and 725^th in Europe for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,119.63 on the Gilded Widget Scale.