The Sultanate of Chandrila is a mammoth, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 5.077 billion Chandrilans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 24.3%.

The Chandrilan economy, worth 221 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 43,609 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Sales of fishnet stockings have reached a record high, the easiest method of escaping from prison is to take singing lessons, murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour, and the people are famous throughout the region for their perfect yellow teeth. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Chandrila's national animal is the Kitsune, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Chandrila is ranked 288,896^th in the world and 1^st in Chandrila for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -36.74 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.