The People's Social State of Azhdar is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by People's Leader Antonio Kuznetsov with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, strictly enforced bedtime, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, cheerful, devout population of 4.557 billion Azhdarians 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 large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ephyra. The average income tax rate is 98.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Azhdarian economy, worth a remarkable 1,083 trillion Azhdarian Revolutionary Proseras 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 237,719 Azhdarian Revolutionary Proseras, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mandatory updates on software drivers often bring life to a halt, patriotic citizens chant "there's only one Azhdar" at foreigners, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, and Azhdarian junkies argue that poppy stalks are ornamental flowers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Azhdar's national animal is the Azhdarian Red Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Büünism.

Azhdar is ranked 252^nd in the world and 1^st in Odessa Accords for Most Patriotic, with 161.47 flags saluted per person per day.