The Federation of Azrabalga is a huge, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, zero percent divorce rate, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 229 million Azrabalgans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 52.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Azrabalgan economy, worth 11.0 trillion Menzos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 47,919 Menzos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, fashion magazine covers finally display realistic body images following photo-manipulation becoming illegal, the institution of marriage is held sacred and strictly enforced, and Azrabalgan soldiers are assured their new ray-guns will finally power up after the next round of ominous chanting. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Azrabalga's national animal is the Rattlesnake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Azrabalga is ranked 53,832^nd in the world and 39^th in Byzantion for Safest, scoring 101.47 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.