The Islamic Arab Republic of Ambaskow is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its public floggings, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 712 million Ambaskis 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Doha. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Ambaskowian economy, worth 49.6 trillion Ambaski Dinars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 69,680 Ambaski Dinars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Burning yourself alive is not okay but starving and whipping yourself is fine, many friends and relatives of Leader have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations, being Leader has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, and the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ambaskow's national animal is the Red Tailed Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ambaskow is ranked 56,590^th in the world and 385^th in Europeia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 107.98 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.