The Imperial State of Afsharid Persia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Ardeshir Shah Afshar with an even hand, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, keen interest in outer space, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 25.554 billion Persians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tehran. The average income tax rate is 47.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Afsharid Persian economy, worth a remarkable 6,392 trillion Persian Rials a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 250,168 Persian Rials, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", this summer's chart-toppers sound almost the same as last year's, babies are increasingly seen as a luxury, and foreigners must sell an arm and a leg to afford surgery in Afsharid Persia. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Afsharid Persia's national animal is the Asiatic Cheetah, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Shia Islam.

Afsharid Persia is ranked 7,010^th in the world and 3^rd in Greater Middle East for Most Developed, scoring 92.73 on the Human Development Index.