The Peace and Quiet of Ald is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Venerus Black with an iron fist, and notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-working, cynical population of 30.761 billion Aldians 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 enormous, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aldia. The average income tax rate is 71.2%.

The Aldian economy, worth a remarkable 1,333 trillion Alds 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 led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Gambling. Average income is 43,342 Alds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Corporations cut costs by taking away safety-features on their products, education and welfare spending are on the rise, Ald has designated Aldia as its capital city, and Venerus Black has just been declared ruler of Ald in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ald's national animal is the mocking jay, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Peace.

Ald is ranked 194,104^th in the world and 1^st in Total Chaos for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring zero on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.