The Sultanate of Runairan is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Sultan Alayranir with an iron fist, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, disturbing lack of elderly people, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.935 billion Runairanians 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 juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Al Airan. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 50.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Runairanian economy, worth 298 trillion sardinias a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 154,388 sardinias, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

Love means always having to say you're sorry, the airship business has been driven out of the country by strict regulations and high fines, the government believes there is no problem that raising taxes won't fix, and frightened witnesses and seriously ill jurors wear the same handcuffs as the defendant. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Runairan's national animal is the metal hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Sunni Islam.

Runairan is ranked 179,374^th in the world and 605^th in 10000 Islands for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring zero on the Clooney Contribution Index.