Spotlight on:

“Al Hasan Awwalan, Arabiyah Awwalan.”

The Muhaimin of Al Hasan is a massive, safe nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 4.147 billion are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Defence, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and the Environment receiving almost no funds by comparison. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 50%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration industries.

Citizens have reported seeing strange rays of light emanating from the moon, billions of dinars are being blown on orbital weapons development, same-sex marriages are increasingly common, and artists are pillars of society. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Al Hasan's national animal is the falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the dinar.

Al Hasan is ranked 4th in the region and 6,800th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.