The Questioning Opaque Queendom of Queede is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Queen Sharkeisha with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, daily referendums, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 22.626 billion Queedeans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Queen's City. The average income tax rate is 11.3%.

The powerhouse Queedean economy, worth a remarkable 2,038 trillion quibs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 90,076 quibs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Political candidates must be personally vetted by Queen Sharkeisha, artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings, the youth vote is only counted when kindergarten teachers ask who drew the best picture, and children are terrified that the 'flying police monster' will come to take them away in the night. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Queede's national animal is the quoll, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is questioning.

Queede is ranked 267,342^nd in the world and 19^th in Seven To Many for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 11.32 Effective Tax Rate.