The Republic of Almerian is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, smutty television, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.741 billion Almerianians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 68.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Almerianian economy, worth a remarkable 1,255 trillion 9003s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 143,640 9003s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, Leader is worshipped as a god, pitchforks and torches are coming back into fashion, and drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Almerian's national animal is the 9003, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Almerian is ranked 27,679^th in the world and 697^th in the Rejected Realms for Lowest Crime Rates, with 84.15 law-abiding acts per hour.