The United Republics of Sulaymaan is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Alastair Riothamus with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, pith helmet sales, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 40.344 billion Sulayians 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 minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Khotan. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Sulaymaanian economy, worth an astonishing 23,115 trillion Sulaymaan soums a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is a breathtaking 572,954 Sulaymaan soums, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mandatory neutering has made purebred dogs a thing of the past, sections of the police receive paramilitary training, town nameplates frequently raise giggles from passing tourists, and people who do not complete their community service are sentenced to more community service. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Sulaymaan's national animal is the Sugar Glider, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Freedom of Religion.

Sulaymaan is ranked 5,580^th in the world and 3^rd in Nova for Most Cultured, scoring 149 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.