The Avatar of Thanatos of Altys is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Nathan Hermet with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, national health service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 13.156 billion Altysians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Healthcare, with Administration, Industry, and Environment also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elysium. The average income tax rate is 69.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Altysian economy, worth 775 trillion Drachmas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,925 Drachmas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Banana distribution among collective farm workers is an important topic in public discourse, pregnancy tests are under fire from the government for being marketed only to women, sharing vacation pictures requires written consent from the entire beach resort, and passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Altys's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Altys is ranked 131,357^th in the world and 2^nd in Auctoritan Commonwealth for Highest Average Incomes, with 58,925.36 Standard Monetary Units.