The Republic of Republic of Altstatten is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its closed borders, otherworldly petting zoo, and frequent executions. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.127 billion Republic of Altstattenians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 77.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Republic of Altstattenian economy, worth 125 trillion Ducats a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 111,281 Ducats, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

Many friends and relatives of Leader have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations, surveillance cameras are banned, people often feel unbalanced by their daily commute, and it is still not known if the commander in chief outranks the supreme commander. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Republic of Altstatten's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Republic of Altstatten is ranked 265,764^th in the world and 542^nd in Novaya Zemlya for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.93 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.