The Sultanate of Makanzar is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its parental licensing program, infamous sell-swords, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 700 million Makaners 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Amarang. The average income tax rate is 32.5%.

The all-consuming Makanzarian economy, worth 65.7 trillion Makaner Reals a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is 93,807 Makaner Reals, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

An enormous health awareness programme is underway, a surprising number of travelers carry their water in vodka bottles, the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly, and Makanzar shot first. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Makanzar's national animal is the dromedary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Makanzar is ranked 72,458^th in the world and 1,495^th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 106.18 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.