The Nine Lives of Qasden is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Borin Gname with an even hand, and renowned for its public floggings, daily referendums, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The quiet, industrious population of 22.262 billion Qasdonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Turkish Van City. The average income tax rate is 25.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Qad economy, worth 867 trillion Calicoins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,988 Calicoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Being Borin Gname has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Borin Gname is a silly poophead, there has been a rapid increase of noise complaints over the sound of buzzing bees, and high school band practice is often crashed by technicolor-clad ravers. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Qasden's national animal is the Turkish Van, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Qasden is ranked 113,268^th in the world and 11^th in Arrosia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,701.71 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.