The Ice Spirit of Qualia Qu is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, ubiquitous missile silos, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.528 billion Qualia Quans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Southern Country. The average income tax rate is 42.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Qualia Quan economy, worth 340 trillion baht a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 75,129 baht, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government spends millions of baht every year prosecuting spammers, serial killers who are released early distribute death but not their seed, orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step, and throwing garbage out of your house's front window makes it legally someone else's problem. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Qualia Qu's national animal is the quchan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Qualia Qu is ranked 84,056^th in the world and 327^th in Remembrance for Most Corrupt Governments, with 19.54 kickbacks per hour.