The Speckless Laboratory of Royal Alchemia is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 637 million Alchemists have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aromati-City. The average income tax rate is 47.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Royal Alchemian economy, worth 93.9 trillion Elektrons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 147,454 Elektrons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions, the new 'Things We Stole From Other Countries' exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities is a hit, the government has enacted freedom of information, and the government maintains a Department of Skulduggery. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Royal Alchemia's national animal is the Penguinone, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Royal Alchemia is ranked 5,994^th in the world and 68^th in Europeia for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 15,339.01 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.