The Federal Republic of Aliestan is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ali Aristow with an iron fist, and remarkable for its frequent executions, unlimited-speed roads, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.271 billion Aliestanians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Servet. The average income tax rate is 22.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Aliestanian economy, worth 130 trillion Euls a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 102,583 Euls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Sharks are enjoying their deliveries of canned food, every diamond ring sold is accompanied by a twenty-five page analysis and a waiver, robotic spouses prove to be just as imperfect as flesh and blood ones, and citizens living in underground cities have developed a healthy green glow. Crime is totally unknown. Aliestan's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aliestan is ranked 261,586^th in the world and 9,443^rd in Lazarus for Nicest Citizens, with 0.88 average smiles per day.