The Ir ha-Kodesh of Al-Quds is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Great One with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, public floggings, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 26.187 billion Al-Qudsians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Al-Quds. The average income tax rate is 80.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Al-Qudsian economy, worth a remarkable 3,925 trillion golds a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 149,899 golds, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

All children's clothes come in only cream and off-white to prevent offense, popular cartoon characters frequently appear in government-sponsored PSAs reminding students to say no to drugs, punk-rockers and girl-bands are united in their loss of fashion statements, and Al-Quds is a police state during international summits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Al-Quds's national animal is the bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Monotheism.

Al-Quds is ranked 194,480^th in the world and 52^nd in Yuno for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 44.09 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.