The Imperial Republic of Albasaary is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor James I with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, national health service, and enforced nudity. The hard-nosed population of 995 million Saarians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brembourg. The average income tax rate is 16.1%.

The strong Albasaaryian economy, worth 80.0 trillion Ruels 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 slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Book Publishing. 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 80,427 Ruels, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough, the weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme, and all statues and paintings of dogs are being destroyed to avoid offending cat-lovers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Albasaary's national animal is the Pigeon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Albasaary is ranked 137,030^th in the world and 5,455^th in Balder for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,049.45 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.