The Empire of Allancia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Emperor Arminemagne I with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, anti-smoking policies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 19.175 billion Allancians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Battenburg. The average income tax rate is 95.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Allancian economy, worth a remarkable 3,855 trillion Myvolons a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 201,047 Myvolons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Parents dread their examinations more than their children, Emperor Arminemagne I's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week, powerful x-ray machines used by the Customs Department can see into the homes of nearby residents, and rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Allancia's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Terranism.

Allancia is ranked 12,541^st in the world and 697^th in Balder for Highest Food Quality, scoring 146.29 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.