The Colony of Alert is a mammoth, efficient nation, renowned for its burgeoning quick pink fox population. The hard-working, democratic population of 8.873 billion Alertians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.9%.

The very strong Alertian economy, worth 443 trillion Juno aurums a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 50,009 Juno aurums, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 152,769 per year while the poor average 12,689, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Alert's national animal is the quick pink fox.

Alert is ranked 155,874^th in the world and 1^st in Alert for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 362.56 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.