The Armed Republic of Aluda is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Vasiliy Kutuzov with an even hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 42.785 billion Aludans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and International Aid. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gorentovsk. The average income tax rate is 72.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Aludan economy, worth 867 trillion Aludan denars 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 Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 20,275 Aludan denars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Aluda has designated Gorentovsk as its capital city, Reformed Church of the Goddess has been named as Aluda's national religion, and Vasiliy Kutuzov has just been declared ruler of Aluda in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aluda's national animal is the Mustang, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Reformed Church of the Goddess.

Aluda is ranked 220,103^rd in the world and 9^th in PEEL for Highest Poor Incomes, with 17,451.08 Standard Monetary Units.