The Republic of Safaniad is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 803 million Safarids enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 13.4%.

The strong Safaniadian economy, worth 42.4 trillion Safarid Rials a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. Average income is 52,821 Safarid Rials, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Surveillance cameras are banned, divorce is illegal, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, and one does not simply walk into the tundra. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Safaniad's national animal is the Lion.

Safaniad is ranked 156,412^th in the world and 1^st in New Arabia for Highest Economic Output, with 42.4 trillion Standard Monetary Units.