The Empire of Albaina is a large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 81 million Albainans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 8.8%.

The strong Albainan economy, worth 4.03 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 49,701 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

Government officials across Albaina are being "encouraged" to adopt turtles to set an example for the populace, birth rates have hit an all-time low, Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume, and disputed territories across Astoria are being claimed by Albainan college students. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Albaina's national animal is the turtle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Albaina is ranked 253,265^th in the world and 346^th in Astoria for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -6.32 on the Clooney Contribution Index.