The Republic of Altopernmal is a mammoth, orderly nation, remarkable for its closed borders, enslaved workforce, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 8.512 billion Altopernmalians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.1%.

The large but inefficient Altopernmalian economy, worth 471 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,386 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

Evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right, unemployed mercenaries drift the country looking for new careers, requests for government aid can be forwarded to the beach, and it is cheaper to die in the wilderness than to survive. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Altopernmal's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Altopernmal is ranked 300,453^rd in the world and 130^th in Darkest Skies for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 27.34 on the Kitten Softness Rating.