The Sublime Sultanate of Malkantriz is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Sultan Rafiq al-Malik ibn Tariq with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 4.765 billion Malkantrizians 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 Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Balqarrah. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 21.8%.

The powerhouse Malkantrizian economy, worth 380 trillion Dinars a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 79,877 Dinars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 593,757 per year while the poor average 3,179, a ratio of 186 to 1.

On graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons, the national Police Academies have dedicated infant wings, Jennifer Government is banned, and the nation gives peace a chance - usually one in a million. Crime is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Malkantriz's national animal is the Tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Sunni Islam.

Malkantriz is ranked 269,851^st in the world and 20^th in Badlands Frontier for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -3.16 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.