The Republic of Shababistan is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Abdel with an iron fist, and renowned for its closed borders, parental licensing program, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 2.33 billion Shababistanians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Madrith. The average income tax rate is 83.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Shababistanian economy, worth 378 trillion Shababi Lents a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 162,583 Shababi Lents, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It's a long jump to get onto the housing ladder, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, community theaters are known for their bawdy renditions of 'Springtime for Abdel', and the right to counsel goes both ways. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shababistan's national animal is the Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Shababistan is ranked 10,309^th in the world and 30^th in the Outback for Highest Poor Incomes, with 123,397.75 Standard Monetary Units.