The Emirate of Assuria is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ali with an iron fist, and remarkable for its enslaved workforce, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.884 billion Assurians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Baghdad. The average income tax rate is 65.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Assurian economy, worth 355 trillion Dinars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 123,340 Dinars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

What's in your genes matters more than what's in your jeans, lawyers are ordering red ink and 'Cease and Desist' rubber stamps in preparation for the return of copyright law, the navy's new flotilla is gonna be a thrilla, and class action lawsuits have gone up in smoke thanks to government interference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Assuria's national animal is the Camel, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Assuria is ranked 81,332^nd in the world and 3,661^st in Balder for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,026.59 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.