The Democratic Republic of Almendron is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Jenny with a fair hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, pith helmet sales, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 22.58 billion Almendronians 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, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alender. The average income tax rate is 96.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Almendronian economy, worth a remarkable 3,552 trillion Ilyas a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 157,312 Ilyas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Wind farms are erected on shuttered oil platforms, everyone has the equal opportunity to have their wallet stolen, soldiers who shoot themselves in the foot are regarded as heroes, and foreign converts are illuminated by both missionaries and helicopter searchlights. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Almendron's national animal is the Monkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Almendism.

Almendron is ranked 21,818^th in the world and 91^st in Europeia for Highest Average Incomes, with 157,312.02 Standard Monetary Units.