The State of Damascus is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Governor with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and state-planned economy. The hard-working, cynical population of 28.869 billion Damascusians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.4%.

The powerhouse Damascusian economy, worth a remarkable 2,476 trillion betales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 85,794 betales, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government seizes the property of the recently deceased, the study of medicine is popular throughout Damascus, Damascus has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Damascus in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Damascus's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Damascus is ranked 141,321^st in the world and 1^st in Damascus for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 624.08 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.