The Nomadic Peoples of Alvarin is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 377 million Alvarinians 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 Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 18.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Alvarinian economy, worth 18.1 trillion lire a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is 48,063 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force. Alvarin's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Alvarin is ranked 187,382^nd in the world and 10^th in Rings Around Uranus for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.