The Allied Nations of Alvira is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Grand Herald with an even hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 2.834 billion Alvirans 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Abingdon. The average income tax rate is 79.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Alviran economy, worth 226 trillion Credits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 80,004 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nude art is becoming wildly popular, playing an online nation simulation game legally obliges you to buy the creator's latest novel, burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms, and literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alvira's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is United Church.

Alvira is ranked 10,845^th in the world and 303^rd in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 55.21 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.