The Department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 8.695 billion Bas-Alpins 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 relatively small, moralistic government prioritizes Spirituality, with Administration, Law & Order, and Defense also on the agenda, while Social Policy and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Digne-les-Bains. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.9%.

The very strong Bas-Alpin economy, worth 591 trillion francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Automobile Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 67,977 francs, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

The easiest method of escaping from prison is to take singing lessons, a widely accepted trade policy is "tit-for-tat", glamping Bas-Alpins won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi, and the skeletons of lost tourists litter the ground of the Great Bas-Alpin Desert. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is ranked 145,654^th in the world and 43^rd in Department Store for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 1,550.12 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.