The Lordship of Alava is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its burgeoning cow population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 27.184 billion Alaveses are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The medium-sized, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vitoria - Gasteiz. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.3%.

The very strong Alavese economy, worth a remarkable 1,193 trillion euros a year, is quite specialized and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 43,912 euros, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 134,143 per year while the poor average 11,141, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Voting is compulsory, Alava has designated Vitoria - Gasteiz as its capital city, Leader has just been declared ruler of Alava in an international press conference, and a major religion has been named as Alava's national religion. Crime is a problem. Alava's national animal is the cow.

Alava is ranked 161,426^th in the world and 1^st in Basque Country for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 28.3 Effective Tax Rate.