The Republic of Alteo1 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.63 billion Alteo1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 45.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Alteo1ian economy, worth 112 trillion currencies a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 30,915 currencies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alteo1's national animal is the animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Alteo1 is ranked 161,105^th in the world and 5,967^th in Osiris for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.