The Federal Republic of Aznazia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Chancellor Fredrick Pudikov with a fair hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, daily referendums, and hatred of cheese. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 28.805 billion Aznazians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pacifica City. The average income tax rate is 39.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Aznazian economy, worth a remarkable 2,804 trillion Aznotes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 97,359 Aznotes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Fishermen take out second mortgages to afford the yearly fishing permit, courtrooms can be a little sketchy, lonely people are supposed to be cheered up by the many parties that they are never invited to, and it is believed that belligerence is a passing phase foreign leaders will soon outgrow. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aznazia's national animal is the Bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Aznazia is ranked 179,067^th in the world and 5,869^th in Balder for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring 55.94 on the Hayek Index.