The Olden Pact of Alyekra

The Olden Pact of Alyekra is a massive, genial nation, ruled by the Dodecumvirate with a fair hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 4.471 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Almgaurd. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Pizza Delivery.

Residents of newly dried out bays live in fear of leaky dikes, crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed, the nation's cuisine is the laughing stock of Yggdrasil, and employers may fire workers without giving any reason. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is pervasive. Alyekra's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its currency is the Denometer.