The Maritime Empire of Almitruz is a massive, safe nation, ruled by President Erik Laurier with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, otherworldly petting zoo, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working population of 3.246 billion Almitrixes are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Steelport. The average income tax rate is 67.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Almitruzian economy, worth 502 trillion Liberos a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 154,723 Liberos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The jails are alive with the sound of birdsong, women don't report crimes to the emergency services for fear of being arrested, people believe that if you teach a man to fish he won't buy fish from you any more, and shady doctors seem to have impeccable records. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Almitruz's national animal is the Harpy Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Almitruz is ranked 60,872^nd in the world and 23^rd in Liberal Democratic Union for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 506.89 on the Clooney Contribution Index.