The United States of Alameda-CA- is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its infamous sell-swords, compulsory military service, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.206 billion Alameda-CA-ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Alameda-CA-ian economy, worth 628 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 149,439 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government is flooded with compensation requests, amorous nobles always bring the same disappointing gift to weddings, pharmaceutical companies emphatically promise that "your pills are in the mail" rather than admit any supply shortfall, and citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alameda-CA-'s national animal is the bald eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Alameda-CA- is ranked 119,816^th in the world and 78^th in Aerospace for Largest Populations, with 4.21 billion capita.