The State of Quae is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 6.816 billion Quaeans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The strong Quaean economy, worth 331 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 48,602 betales, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 301,068 per year while the poor average 3,385, a ratio of 88.9 to 1.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, a valid legal defense is 'dead men tell no tales', children are disappointed to learn that cavemen never had a yabba-dabba-doo time riding dinosaurs to work, and Quae has designated District City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Quae's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Quae is ranked 220,167^th in the world and 8^th in The Realm of Freedom for Most Primitive, scoring -96.44 on the Scary Big Number Scale.