The United Socialist States of Queurd is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its teetotalling pirates, strictly enforced bedtime, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 17.658 billion Queurdians 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 enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paes. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 73.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Queurdian economy, worth a remarkable 1,428 trillion Dynrs a year, is highly specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Automobile Manufacturing, and Gambling. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is 80,914 Dynrs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 232,657 per year while the poor average 22,364, a ratio of 10.4 to 1.

Royal processions are often mistaken for pride parades, most voters struggle to name the Leader of the Opposition, the phrase "you might think that but I couldn't possibly comment" is the closest you'll get to a straight answer from Queurdian politicians, and Queurdians teach life's not worth a damn 'til you can shout out 'I am what I am'. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Queurd's national animal is the elephant seal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Queurd is ranked 187,915^th in the world and 2^nd in Free States and Communities for Lowest Crime Rates, with 57.75 law-abiding acts per hour.