The Sultanate of Al-Asad is a small, efficient nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, enslaved workforce, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 20 million Al-Asadians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.2%.

The thriving Al-Asadian economy, worth 1.32 trillion Dinars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 66,080 Dinars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 355,726 per year while the poor average 6,386, a ratio of 55.7 to 1.

The holidays begin with the traditional exchanging of aspirin, ignorance is considered a politically desirable quality, churches frequently hold public 'contraception burnings', and the new "Bloodbath" orange tree autonomously seeks and destroys independent orchards. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Al-Asad's national animal is the Camel, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Al-Asad is ranked 255,317^th in the world and 2,179^th in the Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,521.17 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.