The People's Republic of Azaristania is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 152 million Azaristanians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 23.1%.

The Azaristanian economy, worth 8.32 trillion Manats a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 54,756 Manats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Azaristania City, Azaristania recently hosted the least successful trade negotiations since The Phantom Menace, bouncers at the door of the sweet shop warn five-year-olds not to cause trouble, and devotion to God is only skin-deep. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Azaristania's national animal is the Karabakh horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Azaristania is ranked 233,804^th in the world and 885^th in Europeia for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.9 kickbacks per hour.