The Republic of Alternate Void is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, barren, inhospitable landscape, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 473 million Alternate Voidians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, although Public Transport and Law & Order are also considered important, while Environment and Education receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Alternate Voidian economy, worth 38.9 trillion Times a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Retail, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is 82,146 Times, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 695,649 per year while the poor average 1,770, a ratio of 392 to 1.

Immigrant Maxtopians are routinely sold on popular internet auction sites, the "daily grind" consists of levelling up in tedious video games, hot dogs have been renamed lukewarm pigs, and children have only the most basic of education. Crime is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Alternate Void's national animal is the Shadow Kraken, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Alternate Void is ranked 327,088^th in the world and 2^nd in Multicore for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -13.97 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.