The Republic of Azerbaycan Respublikas is a small, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 45 million Azerbaycan Respublikasians 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.9%.

The strong Azerbaycan Respublikasian economy, worth 2.95 trillion Azərbaycan Manatıs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 65,618 Azərbaycan Manatıs, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

Weird or unusual crimes merit cruel and unusual punishments, nobody is allowed to stop the local daycare from reading Nietzsche to pre-schoolers, children are often punished for the sins of the fathers, and the government says that Possession is nine-tenths of the Lore. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force. Azerbaycan Respublikas's national animal is the Azərbaycan Canavarı, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Azerbaycan Respublikas is ranked 137,151^st in the world and 179^th in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 70.57 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.