The Galactic Empire of Ard al Islam is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Andrew Tate with an iron fist, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, triple-decker prams, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 14.439 billion Muslims 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Istanbul. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 87.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Islamic economy, worth a remarkable 1,836 trillion Dinars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 127,212 Dinars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 374,361 per year while the poor average 34,035, a ratio of 11.0 to 1.

The government loves seeing the little people fight, new urban roads are threatening city parks, Andrew Tate's luxurious new home has been designated as a protected cultural heritage site, and citizens can freely debate whether Andrew Tate is a great leader or the greatest leader. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ard al Islam's national animal is the Camel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Islam.

Ard al Islam is ranked 11,294^th in the world and 146^th in the Rejected Realms for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 87.69 Effective Tax Rate.