The Empire of Aletz is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Alena Loustau-Romanique with an iron fist, and renowned for its enslaved workforce, compulsory military service, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.831 billion Aletzians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gran Aletz. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 59.1%.

The powerhouse Aletzian economy, worth 171 trillion aquilas a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,848 aquilas, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 373,719 per year while the poor average 15,874, a ratio of 23.5 to 1.

Posters on 'Aletzian Values' advise against being proud of Aletz, older citizens lament over the loss of law and order, children who can't memorize their multiplication tables are sent to the mines, and the Aletzian delegation to the World Assembly is having a hard time convincing people that international law will "pay for itself somehow...". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aletz's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is El Gran Echietz.

Aletz is ranked 211,586^th in the world and 34^th in Saint Helene for Largest Populations, with 1.83 billion capita.