The Commonwealth of Ailterin is a huge, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 709 million Ailterinians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Spirituality, and Welfare also on the agenda, while International Aid and Environment receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 9.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Ailterinian economy, worth 44.7 trillion dolars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Retail, Trout Farming, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 63,100 dolars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Ailterin's national animal is the dragon, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Ailterin is ranked 216,175^th in the world and 355^th in The Wellspring for Healthiest Citizens, with 1 bananas ingested per day.