The Alchemist of Reisalin Stout is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Reisalin Stout with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 8.153 billion Reisalin Stoutians 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 Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kurken Island. The average income tax rate is 21.9%.

The powerhouse Reisalin Stoutian economy, worth 787 trillion gold coins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. Average income is 96,540 gold coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

The entire entry for Reisalin Stout in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', the Reisalin Stout Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', female newsreaders distract the nation by breastfeeding during broadcast, and roadside walls are being built and mother nature is paying for it. Crime is totally unknown. Reisalin Stout's national animal is the raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Reisalin Stout is ranked 247,699^th in the world and 3,474^th in Ambition for Most Primitive, scoring -146.15 on the Scary Big Number Scale.