The امپراطوری اسلامی ایران و پاک of Imperial Xenon is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Daryadel Frazer with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, avant-garde cinema, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 4.876 billion Iranians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tehran. The average income tax rate is 95.1%.
The frighteningly efficient Iranian economy, worth a remarkable 1,082 trillion Iranian Rials a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 221,915 Iranian Rials, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.
The "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Tehran Times is sold out, only fully-fledged members of MENSA are allowed to vote, the people are famous throughout the region for their bleached-white teeth, and debate rages over whether ground fish guts can be spread on fields. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Imperial Xenon's national animal is the Persian Lion and its national religion is Shi'a Islam.