The Empire of The Quinet is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Glaius with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 9.665 billion Quinetians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Administration, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Haedslare. The average income tax rate is 90.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Quinetian economy, worth a remarkable 1,164 trillion Casteses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 120,493 Casteses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mathematicians are hated by children across the country, the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass", high school bands practice by moonlight, and mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Quinet's national animal is the Towerhawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Quinet is ranked 234,684^th in the world and 244^th in NationStates for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 47.56 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.