The Federation of Azalean Republics is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 10 million Azalean Republicsians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Azalean Republicsian economy, worth 72.2 billion marks 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 Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is 7,216 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Azalean Republics's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Azalean Republics is ranked 311,679^th in the world and 2,186^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -10.2 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.