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“There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His prophet”

The Emirate of Santerbakland is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 182 million 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, corrupt, moralistic government is mainly concerned with Law & Order, although Education and Social Welfare are on the agenda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15%. A substantial private sector is led by the Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Soda Sales industries.

The police crack down on tax evaders without mercy, naturists are jailed regularly for indecent exposure, child adoption by homosexual couples has been outlawed, and prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is well under control, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Santerbakland's national animal is the buraq, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the dirham.

Santerbakland is ranked 5th in the region and 27,769th in the world for Most Godforsaken.