The Holy Sultanate of Tisakstan is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Alaquas with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, keen interest in outer space, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.279 billion Tisakstanians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Al Alaquas. The average income tax rate is 78.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Tisakstanian economy, worth 161 trillion Mards a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 126,083 Mards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Dad jokes are banned for being too cheesy, atheists on vacation find Al Alaq's scriptures make useful doorstops, biology and religious education classes have recently been merged, and the nation frequently scolds its subject territories for staying up past bedtime. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tisakstan's national animal is the Pigeon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Al Alaq.

Tisakstan is ranked 99,474^th in the world and 20^th in The waters for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,324.37 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.