The Fēdaracija of Alypha is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Aleksa Kraiskins with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.229 billion Alyphans 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 large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vulkānspils. The average income tax rate is 89.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alyphan economy, worth 434 trillion Pearls a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 134,672 Pearls, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

No one questions why the chicken crossed the road anymore, voting is voluntary, East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy', and art is not complete without a touch of alizarin blood and titanium sweat. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alypha's national animal is the Slugcat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Radiance.

Alypha is ranked 10,123^rd in the world and 9^th in Federation Of Sovereign States for Most Cultured, scoring 114 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.