The Kingdom of Alvissaras is a tiny, genial nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 18 million Alvissarasians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 38.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The fragile Alvissarasian economy, worth 430 billion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 23,943 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political commentators say that Leader's fruitcake plans are about to go pear-shaped, agriculture is heavily subsidized by the government, couples are discouraged from marrying until they can rank their partner on a scale of one to ten, and voters are one of the nation's top imports. Crime is totally unknown. Alvissaras's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Alvissaras is ranked 280,428^th in the world and 108^th in Portugal for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -8.36 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.