The Federal Republic of Aalander is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Director Isebrand Calloven with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 2.22 billion Aalandites 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, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Algernon. The average income tax rate is 91.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Aalandite economy, worth 204 trillion Marques a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is 92,247 Marques, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead, the nation's democracy attracts huddled masses yearning to breathe free, flu research is commonly shut down for fear of creating a superbug, and the government is seen as openly hostile to all religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aalander's national animal is the Brown Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aalander is ranked 302,968^th in the world and 3^rd in Neo Gaia for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -8.45 on the Hickory Productivity Index.