The Federation of Alris is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Torres Martinez with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.874 billion Alrisians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Altan. The average income tax rate is 70.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alrisian economy, worth 271 trillion Alrisian Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 144,551 Alrisian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens insist that there's no law against standing downwind when marijuana crops are burned off, the government blames all suspicious phenomena on flying saucers, voters must frequently select what they view as the lesser of two evils on the ballot, and politicians accepting drinks in bars are executed for taking bribes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alris's national animal is the Eagle and Phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Alris is ranked 210,637^th in the world and 8,114^th in Lazarus for Highest Drug Use, scoring 76.62 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.