The Inglorious Sufetdom of Qart Qart Hadasht is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its pith helmet sales, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 529 million NeoPunics are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Qart Tyre. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 61.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Punic economy, worth 59.4 trillion Shekels a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 112,322 Shekels, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's new currency features full-length portraits of Leader in ermine and velvet garb, the roundel of the Punic Air Force has become an internationally recognized symbol of destruction, the nation's mettle is about to be tested, and rural NeoPunics stare in awe at the bright lights of the big cities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Qart Qart Hadasht's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Qart Qart Hadasht is ranked 27,469^th in the world and 22^nd in RGBN for Most Beautiful Environments, with 869.42 pounds of wildlife per square mile.