The People's Republic of King Noah is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by King Noah with an iron fist, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, complete lack of prisons, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.976 billion Altians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kirk Lazarus City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 54.0%.

The all-consuming Altian economy, worth 225 trillion Altsmarks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 113,886 Altsmarks, with the richest citizens earning 9.5 times as much as the poorest.

Internet moderators work overtime to remove memes comparing King Noah to cartoon bears, burning members of the Order of Violet is the nation's favorite pastime, the state has declared war on the environment and environmentalists by association, and citizens complain about a burning sensation after bathing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. King Noah's national animal is the Llama, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Last Thursdayism.

King Noah is ranked 78,208^th in the world and 12^th in Burge Classroom for Most Developed, scoring 67.74 on the Human Development Index.