The State of An Rud is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 12.001 billion Rudians 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 enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 71.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Rudian economy, worth 152 trillion betales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Tourism, and Trout Farming. Average income is 12,684 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's official head of religious affairs is an atheist, gambling is outlawed, religion is strictly forbidden within school grounds, and An Rud has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. An Rud's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

An Rud is ranked 64,161^st in the world and 3^rd in Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic for Lowest Crime Rates, with 71.01 law-abiding acts per hour.