The Islamic Republic of Ghadem is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Supreme Guide Arib Haddani with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, flagrant waste-dumping, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.174 billion Ghademians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Spirituality also on the agenda, while Environment and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Khârzis. The average income tax rate is 95.7%.

The frighteningly efficient ghademian economy, worth a remarkable 4,965 trillion murwas a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is a breathtaking 541,225 murwas, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,555,859 per year while the poor average 67,915, a ratio of 37.6 to 1.

Groups of three or more trees are cut down in the name of 'child safety', kids refer to anything below the neck as "the parts that shall not be named", attempted suicide is punishable by public hanging, and the government is outsourcing itself. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Ghadem's national animal is the cobra, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Islam.

Ghadem is ranked 307^th in the world and 8^th in Calme Ybovien for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 23,849.99 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.