The Ephemeral Republic of Alethria is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by mika with a fair hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, soft-spoken computers, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.716 billion Alethrians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 92.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alethrian economy, worth 446 trillion Potatoes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 120,075 Potatoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's diplomats shake hands with those whose hands are drenched in the blood of innocents, Blackacrean security services are wondering why mika is so fond of the numbers 6, 7 and 9, shady doctors seem to have impeccable records, and mosh pits are a common phenomenon in mika's political rallies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alethria's national animal is the Blåhaj, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is the woke agenda.

Alethria is ranked 22,314^th in the world and 61^st in Refugia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 292.4 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.