The Constitutional Monarchy of The Republic of Aalten is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Chancellor John of Hogeweg with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, otherworldly petting zoo, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 3.93 billion Aaltenians 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 Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aalten City. The average income tax rate is 71.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Aaltian economy, worth 337 trillion Aaltian Florijns 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 Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 85,966 Aaltian Florijns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's green cities are indeed concrete jungles, airplane passengers have been known to stuff pillows in their jackets to get extra arm room, government officials have to mortgage their homes to make ends meet, and aides are afraid to ask if Chancellor John of Hogeweg wants a cup of tea or coffee. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Republic of Aalten's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Republic of Aalten is ranked 15,411^th in the world and 705^th in The North Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 25.91 average smiles per day.