The Republic of Always first option is a mid-sized, safe nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 62 million Always first optionians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 59.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Always first optionian economy, worth 2.51 trillion lire a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,478 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Small businesses are gobbled up almost daily by corporate giants, many feel that the government's ban on cars to combat reckless driving was "a tad excessive", Tetris has been banned for its graphic violent content, and international tensions are high as Always first option threatens any government with the audacity to arrest its citizens. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Always first option's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Always first option is ranked 85,892^nd in the world and 3^rd in OOK OOK for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,134.67 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.