The Grand Republic of Alesina is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Kamaya Southfield with a fair hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, sprawling nuclear power plants, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 10.103 billion Alesinans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lucent. The average income tax rate is 36.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alesinan economy, worth a remarkable 1,575 trillion lashans a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 155,900 lashans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Sweat stains are proof of political acumen, it is common to see Maxémon Trainer listed on Alesinan resumés, famous artwork is regularly confiscated for plagiarism, and inheritance tax has recently been abolished. Crime, especially youth-related, is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Alesina's national animal is the phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Quinquevirate Pantheon.

Alesina is ranked 326,770^th in the world and 298^th in Aesica for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -13.77 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.