The Technocracy States of Azzarel is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by The Shepherd with an iron fist, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, free-roaming dinosaurs, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 7.596 billion Azzas 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, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Airstrip One. The average income tax rate is 81.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Azza economy, worth a remarkable 2,418 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 318,371 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour, the government encourages conflict abroad to increase arms sales, the latest superhero movie features a caped Meerkat with adamantium claws, and every school is receiving a brand new eraser. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Azzarel's national animal is the Meerkat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Azzarel is ranked 243,647^th in the world and 9,349^th in The North Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -734.43 on the Scary Big Number Scale.