The Socialist tree people's of Alire is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Kupa-Lenox with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 4.074 billion Alireans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Harappa. The average income tax rate is 85.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alirean economy, worth 492 trillion Golden coins 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 dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 120,809 Golden coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The question of 'what is Kupa-Lenox's favorite color?' has been given a priority rating of burnt-orange, the Messiah (formerly known as Brian) is a mayoral candidate, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, and criminals always seem to be forewarned of police raids. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alire's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Treeism.

Alire is ranked 157,639^th in the world and 3,386^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 307.76 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.