The Emirate of Magrada is a huge, genial nation, ruled by Haseeb Shakir Darzishah with an even hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 898 million Magradans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sahdatu. The average income tax rate is 58.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Magradan economy, worth 101 trillion Karans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 112,539 Karans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Weekends are spent tilting at windmills, the jackhammer is considered a tool of artistic criticism, preschools put children down for naps with milk, cookies, and a gruesome story of vengeance, and handling people's data is proving an immersive experience. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Magrada's national animal is the kingfisher, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Magrada is ranked 28,447^th in the world and 1,613^th in Balder for Most Cultured, scoring 82 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.