The Republic of Mashriq is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working population of 2.986 billion Mashriqians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.9%.

The very strong Mashriqian economy, worth 143 trillion dinars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 48,196 dinars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 147,230 per year while the poor average 12,228, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Mashriq's national animal is the eagle.

Mashriq is ranked 89,006^th in the world and 930^th in the West Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 16.31 flags saluted per person per day.