The United Socialist States of Aleandia is a massive, genial nation, ruled by President Alys Williams with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.333 billion Aleandians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ulmaria. The average income tax rate is 85.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Aleandian economy, worth 141 trillion Aleandian Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 106,023 Aleandian Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Kindergarten teachers with ankle-bracelets are closely supervised by their parole officers, the nation has recently been attributed to the funding of terrorist organisations, the latest electric jet fighter has almost enough battery charge to reach cruising altitude -- provided you don't use the radar, and kids' party bags often contain candy and e-cigarettes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aleandia's national animal is the Aleandian Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Aleandia is ranked 99,609^th in the world and 5^th in The Cortexist International for Most Extreme, scoring 23.68 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.