The Emirate of Skarnak is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 248 million Skarnakians 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, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, although Administration, Public Transport, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 31.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Skarnakian economy, worth 12.9 trillion Bullets a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, Retail, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 52,038 Bullets, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Circumcized hermits that venture near secret military bases are shipped off to prison for espionage, exceptionally talented workers are praised more than Revolutionary heroes, religion is strictly forbidden within school grounds, and adult unemployment is rising as available jobs are filled by young children. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Skarnak's national animal is the Circumcized hermit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Skarnak is ranked 149,111^th in the world and 3,731^st in the Rejected Realms for Most Patriotic, with 9.31 flags saluted per person per day.