The Sultanate of Al-Rum is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Sultan Abd al-Rahman IX with an even hand, and renowned for its enslaved workforce, keen interest in outer space, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 11.275 billion Al-Rumians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ghordhova. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 37.6%.

The all-consuming Al-Rumian economy, worth a remarkable 1,229 trillion Dinars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 109,073 Dinars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 409,945 per year while the poor average 20,259, a ratio of 20.2 to 1.

Rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes, programmers often reinvent the wheel, politicians who misplace decimal points on expense reports are fired for gross incompetence, and Al-Rum isn't what it used to be. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Al-Rum's national animal is the Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Islam.

Al-Rum is ranked 53,756^th in the world and 1,367^th in the Rejected Realms for Lowest Crime Rates, with 73.18 law-abiding acts per hour.