The Suffering Caliphate of Strekoza is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its vat-grown people, sprawling nuclear power plants, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.779 billion Tormented 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Industry are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 72.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Imprisoned economy, worth a remarkable 1,396 trillion Tyrannies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 205,999 Tyrannies, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

The nation is now proudly cholera-free, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, aggravated apostrophe abusers are admonished and assaulted, and litter collection has replaced fast food as the most popular after-school job. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Strekoza's national animal is the Soul of Russia, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Strekoza is ranked 19,929^th in the world and 2^nd in Islamic Commonwealth for Lowest Crime Rates, with 89.76 law-abiding acts per hour.