The Empire of Qrion is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Qriaki III with an iron fist, and renowned for its smutty television, avant-garde cinema, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 13.232 billion Qrionians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Qrii. The average income tax rate is 73.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Qrionian economy, worth a remarkable 3,177 trillion Onos a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 240,133 Onos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Qrion isn't what it used to be, being Emperor Qriaki III has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, what citizens give with one hand they take away with the other, and new arrivals are asked the location of the Minister of the Interior's birthmark. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Qrion's national animal is the Crow, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The One.

Qrion is ranked 6,296^th in the world and 8^th in Covenant Shores for Highest Average Incomes, with 240,133.3 Standard Monetary Units.