The Soviet Socialist Republic of Alinore is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Comrade Steele with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, rampant corporate plagiarism, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, cheerful population of 2.892 billion Alinoreans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Columbia. The average income tax rate is 96.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Alinorean economy, worth 512 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 177,381 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Only 'organics' are permitted to be citizens, foreigners with shady pasts are fleeing the country, it is impossible to get any work done as auditors swarm every inch of government factories and mines, and declaring that "some kids are just born evil" is not endearing Comrade Steele to progressive thinkers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alinore's national animal is the buck, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Alinore is ranked 165,701^st in the world and 177^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 643.63 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.