The Demokrättischen Republikken of Altsia is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Sofije Därlmanna with an even hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed population of 3.974 billion Altean are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Särjavenka. The average income tax rate is 72.3%.

The all-consuming Altean economy, worth 428 trillion Volklarrens a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 107,937 Volklarrens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

A rash of recently-elected candidates have begun to push Bigtopia-friendly policies, the government has implemented minimum wage laws, retail stores are known for creating their own oddly-similar holidays in the months preceding any major festivity, and the tinfoil-hat crowd also recommend tinfoil wallets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Altsia's national animal is the Blue Vlarlangen Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is State Atheism.

Altsia is ranked 56,182^nd in the world and 55^th in The Kodiak Republic for Highest Average Incomes, with 107,937.63 Standard Monetary Units.