The Theocratic State of Altius is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Edward III with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, infamous sell-swords, and disturbing lack of elderly people. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 17.507 billion Altians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Spirituality also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ribeirão Preto. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Altian economy, worth a remarkable 5,579 trillion Cruzeiroes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 318,685 Cruzeiroes, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,490,664 per year while the poor average 10,358, a ratio of 240 to 1.

Twins move across the country to avoid being accused of the other's crimes, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, homeowners on prime real estate have been seen dodging giant bulldozers with cartoon characters painted on them, and it's not just poseurs who wear oversized sound-cancelling headphones as they walk the city streets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Altius's national animal is the Narwhal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Altius is ranked 597^th in the world and 1^st in Union of Christian Nations for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 312,949.63 Standard Monetary Units.