The Transhumanist Dominion of Alice Gardens is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by EngulfedObject with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 17.942 billion Pods are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eclipse Phase. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Alice Gardensian economy, worth a remarkable 6,041 trillion Augmentations a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 336,704 Augmentations, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's no representation without taxation, a favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms, and libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alice Gardens's national animal is the Exodite, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Transhumanism.

Alice Gardens is ranked 240,747^th in the world and 9,904^th in The North Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -25.69 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.