The Grand Republic of Alesina is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Kamaya Southfield with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, sprawling nuclear power plants, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 10.085 billion Alesinans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lucent. The average income tax rate is 35.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alesinan economy, worth a remarkable 1,568 trillion lashans a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 155,574 lashans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, harassed women are constantly hassled by guys who are "just giving them compliments", postmen have been arrested in job lots for selling junk mail as home insulation, and a sledgehammer and a spray can are seen as the default tools of political debate. Crime, especially youth-related, is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Alesina's national animal is the phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Quinquevirate Pantheon.

Alesina is ranked 64,614^th in the world and 17^th in Aesica for Largest Populations, with 10.1 billion capita.