The Transhumanist Dominion of Alice Gardens is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by EngulfedObject with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cheerful population of 24.748 billion Pods are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eclipse Phase. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Alice Gardensian economy, worth a remarkable 9,321 trillion Numeneras a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 376,663 Numeneras, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, nouveau riche farmers diligently take care of their golden calf herds, students are wary of colorfully decorated new teachers with names like Professor Pipsqueak, and voting is voluntary. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alice Gardens's national animal is the Exodite, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Transhumanism.

Alice Gardens is ranked 363^rd in the world and 19^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 212.78 law-abiding acts per hour.