The Socialist tree people's of Alire is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Kupa-Lenox with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, cheerful population of 4.068 billion Alireans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Harappa. The average income tax rate is 85.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alirean economy, worth 491 trillion Golden coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 120,809 Golden coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The question of 'what is Kupa-Lenox's favorite color?' has been given a priority rating of burnt-orange, the Messiah (formerly known as Brian) is a mayoral candidate, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, and criminals always seem to be forewarned of police raids. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alire's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Treeism.

Alire is ranked 8,360^th in the world and 335^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 12,149.08 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.