The Sultanate of Al-Asad is a mid-sized, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, triple-decker prams, and digital currency. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 78 million Asadians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 31.9%.

The powerhouse Asadian economy, worth 6.02 trillion Dinars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,120 Dinars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 411,434 per year while the poor average 7,596, a ratio of 54.2 to 1.

Former prison executives find themselves guests in their own facilities, the government-run newspapers insist that everything is fine, statistics show that terrorists often come from broken families, and the government seizes private property for the 'good of the people'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Al-Asad's national animal is the Camel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Al-Asad is ranked 299,168^th in the world and 2,980^th in the Pacific for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 29.05 on the Kitten Softness Rating.