The State of Qahrania is a massive, safe nation, ruled by President Seifeddine Hechmi Marzouk with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, infamous sell-swords, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.042 billion Qahranians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Quriyat. The average income tax rate is 31.1%.

The strong Qahranian economy, worth 74.6 trillion Dinars a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 71,607 Dinars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The majority of the country's traffic wardens have been sacked overnight, mechanics are often exhausted by their work, the silencing of dissent speaks volumes about the quality of Qahranian democracy, and citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Qahrania. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Qahrania's national animal is the Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Qahrania is ranked 42,243^rd in the world and 31^st in Africa for Most Patriotic, with 29.14 flags saluted per person per day.