The Plutocratic Republic of Alpecchia is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by President Bruno Iban Farandaz with an even hand, and notable for its closed borders, complete lack of prisons, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 11.625 billion Alpecchians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jejero. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Alpecchian economy, worth a remarkable 1,413 trillion Pesetoes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 121,559 Pesetoes, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Weather forecasts regularly cover meteor showers, the criminal underworld is awash with sausage smuggling, half of the nation's import/export industry is run from a location known only as 'Dead Man's Cove', and cops in Jejero spend much of their time napping on a park bench next to Embassy Row. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alpecchia's national animal is the Leopard, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Cyanism.

Alpecchia is ranked 182,477^th in the world and 85^th in Aceon for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring zero on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.