The Grand Duchy of Greater Albany is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by King Alfred II with an even hand, and remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 2.08 billion Greater Albanyians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 71.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Greater Albanyian economy, worth 202 trillion Albanic Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 97,126 Albanic Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Behind every great person are three dozen other people passing great memos, employees who skip lunch to avoid sub-par cafeteria food risk getting fired, members of the government all have oddly similar anecdotes about their childhoods, and students who refuse to pray are expelled from school. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Greater Albany's national animal is the Forest Lion of Sa Talaia, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of Albany.

Greater Albany is ranked 27,228^th in the world and 598^th in The East Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 84.45 law-abiding acts per hour.