The Storm of Altino is a gargantuan, genial nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and strictly enforced bedtime. The democratic, devout population of 16.965 billion Altinians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Princess Dinosaur City. The average income tax rate is 36.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Altinian economy, worth a remarkable 1,588 trillion mikas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,632 mikas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Shanty towns are forming in the suburbs of major cities, mall countdown clocks warn that there are only 364 more shopping days until Maxxmas, only Leader's friends count in the eyes of the government, and country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Altino's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Altino is ranked 86,461^st in the world and 123^rd in Karma for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.78 law-abiding acts per hour.