Location: Judea

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The United States of Altimaea is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by President Andrew Gallagher with a fair hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 5.149 billion enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Defence, with areas such as Social Equality and the Environment receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Argetnaria. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Retail industries.

Torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals, Red Cross demand for body bags are rising while sutures are decreasing, Altimaea's soft-touch approach to diplomacy has made it known as the 'push-over' of the region, and military spending recently hit a new high. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is a problem. Altimaea's national animal is the Altimaean Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the Altimark.

Altimaea is ranked 12th in Judea and 85,194th in the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring -40 on the Kitten Softness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and