The Technocracy States of Azzarel is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by The Shepherd with an iron fist, and notable for its smutty television, public floggings, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 14.175 billion Azzas are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business, 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 Airstrip One. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Azza economy, worth a remarkable 4,491 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 316,886 credits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,525,157 per year while the poor average 38,362, a ratio of 39.8 to 1.

The nation is in perpetual campaign mode, foreign 'investors' have been taking a great interest in the new secret shuttle, the nation is renowned abroad for its love of blood and guts, and a typical fast food menu item could serve a small army. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Azzarel's national animal is the Meerkat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Azzarel is ranked 16,504^th in the world and 596^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 8,826.48 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.