The Technocratic Union of Azurius is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by The Azurian Council with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cheerful population of 11.877 billion Azurians 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 tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neo Azuria. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Azurian economy, worth a remarkable 6,816 trillion Azols a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is a breathtaking 573,966 Azols, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Children are raised bilingual from an early age, Azurian Gladiators is a ratings success, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', and thousands of picky mothers-in-law have been recruited to serve as even pickier cookery instructors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Azurius's national animal is the Scarlet Azure Phoenix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Transcendence.

Azurius is ranked 1,003^rd in the world and 43^rd in Osiris for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 16,381.42 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.