The Borderlands of Alvenholm is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, pith helmet sales, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.961 billion Alvenholmians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nyliv. The average income tax rate is 91.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alvenholmian economy, worth 376 trillion Flores a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Retail, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 94,975 Flores, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Private pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are given away freely by the government, more sidewalk is dedicated to animals than people, a flying elephant and Leader share the same nickname, and structures are raised on promises. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alvenholm's national animal is the Pheasant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Alvenholm is ranked 34,586^th in the world and 49^th in Karma for Highest Poor Incomes, with 69,564.63 Standard Monetary Units.