The Republic of Azgerad is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Azgerad the Great with an even hand, and remarkable for its enslaved workforce, ubiquitous missile silos, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 27.96 billion Azgeradians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tower Azgerad. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 48.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Azgeradian economy, worth a remarkable 2,195 trillion royalmarks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is 78,509 royalmarks, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 300,558 per year while the poor average 14,159, a ratio of 21.2 to 1.

You're only as old as you feel, search and rescue forces now accept cheques and all major credit cards, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, and brains have been removed from lists of best brain foods. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Azgerad's national animal is the raven, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is a major religion.

Azgerad is ranked 75,239^th in the world and 7^th in The Trident Alliance for Safest, scoring 93.54 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.