The State of Quarter-Master is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 39.197 billion Quarter-Masterians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized government is dominated by the Department of Law & Order, with Industry and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.5%.

The strong Quarter-Masterian economy, worth a remarkable 1,208 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 30,840 betales, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, all tariffs have been abolished, employers may fire workers without giving any reason, and Quarter-Master has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Quarter-Master's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Quarter-Master is ranked 66,244^th in the world and 1^st in Crimson Raiders for Largest Black Market, with 7.18 trillion Standard Monetary Units.