The Kingdom of Alakis is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 334 million Alakisians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kalis. The average income tax rate is 34.4%.

The thriving Alakisian economy, worth 27.9 trillion lumens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 83,492 lumens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Only clowns with PhDs from clown college can advise Leader on Alakis's coulrophobia epidemic, smoking is banned in public areas, the government is making attempts at curtailing the flood of spam emails with little progress, and wind farms are erected on shuttered oil platforms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Alakis's national animal is the snowy owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Alakis is ranked 139,080^th in the world and 149^th in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 34.38 Effective Tax Rate.