The State of Quarter-Master is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 39.153 billion Quarter-Masterians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized government is dominated by the Department of Law & Order, although Industry and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.5%.

The strong Quarter-Masterian economy, worth a remarkable 1,207 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 30,840 betales, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, all tariffs have been abolished, employers may fire workers without giving any reason, and Quarter-Master has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Quarter-Master's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Quarter-Master is ranked 2,181^st in the world and 1^st in Crimson Raiders for Largest Populations, with 39.2 billion capita.