The Federal Republic of Altda is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its public floggings, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 150 million Altdans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 9.7%.

The Altdan economy, worth 8.34 trillion Alts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 55,587 Alts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Political candidates who don't release their birth certificates are presumed to have been born in Maxtopia, economists confusingly list "fusarium rot and leaf blight" as major risk factors for monetary deflation, the roads are notorious throughout the region for their peril, and a valid legal defense is 'dead men tell no tales'. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Altda's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Altda is ranked 306,948^th in the world and 5,711^th in The North Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 0.59 flags saluted per person per day.