The Duchy of Albynau is a titanic, genial nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 22.664 billion Albynauans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alau. The average income tax rate is 47.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Albynauan economy, worth a remarkable 3,469 trillion marks a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 153,092 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

National park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings, elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, angry citizens complain that there isn't enough geographical diversity on the new banknotes, and abattoirs are struggling with the directive to 'wait until the animal dies of a ripe old age'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Albynau's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Albynau is ranked 7,897^th in the world and 14^th in Commonwealth of Liberty for Longest Average Lifespans, with 92.02 years.