The Emirate of Alinu is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Emir Vaja Bajala with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 19.556 billion Alinu have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 40.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Alinu economy, worth a remarkable 1,660 trillion Aoerian Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 84,922 Aoerian Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", citizens who leave the nation for work are instantly charged with treason, and the industries of Alinu are coughing all the way to the bank. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem. Alinu's national animal is the Honrid Horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Lavenderism.

Alinu is ranked 308,026^th in the world and 109^th in Aceon for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -10.49 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.