The Republic of Second Republic of Alski is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 4.402 billion Second Republic of Alskians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The very strong Second Republic of Alskian economy, worth 306 trillion Baslas a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 69,672 Baslas, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 272,577 per year while the poor average 12,131, a ratio of 22.5 to 1.

Murder comes with a cash prize if the victim was previously incarcerated, mysterious black helicopters menace farmers to ensure compliance with straitjacketing agricultural policies, grocery stores can be audibly identified by the giggling emerging from them, and Second Republic of Alskians suffer not the eggplant emoji to live. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Second Republic of Alski's national animal is the Alska Dog, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Second Republic of Alski is ranked 3,290^th in the world and 1^st in Arusuki for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 7,158.59 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.