The Colony of Always last option is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and compulsory military service. The devout population of 12 million Always last optionians 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 juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The fragile Always last optionian economy, worth 243 billion grasses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Basket Weaving, and Retail. Average income is 20,296 grasses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The banhammer is a standard police sidearm, no one is worried about government policies any more, kids are exceptionally good at digging holes, and purchasing a can of Addison Cola requires a wheelbarrow of cash. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Always last option's national animal is the carp.

Always last option is ranked 302,731^st in the world and 8^th in OOK OOK for Highest Average Incomes, with 20,296.26 Standard Monetary Units.