The Federation of ALON 1 is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Cernan with an iron fist, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.663 billion Aloneans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Qorana. The average income tax rate is 55.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alonean economy, worth a remarkable 1,831 trillion Bricks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 134,012 Bricks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, exceptionally talented workers are praised more than Revolutionary heroes, comatose jurors are the defense's favorite, and there is no rest for the widowed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ALON 1's national animal is the Winged Spider, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Magic.

ALON 1 is ranked 128,467^th in the world and 34^th in Distorted Memories for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,558.32 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.