The Holy Sultanate of Tisakstan is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Alaquas with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, rampant corporate plagiarism, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.226 billion Tisakstanians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Al Alaquas. The average income tax rate is 77.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Tisakstanian economy, worth 154 trillion Mards 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 black market in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 impressive 125,756 Mards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Newly synthesized elements' half-lives are a million times shorter than the time it takes to say their names, dad jokes are banned for being too cheesy, atheists on vacation find Al Alaq's scriptures make useful doorstops, and biology and religious education classes have recently been merged. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tisakstan's national animal is the Pigeon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Al Alaq.

Tisakstan is ranked 227,831^st in the world and 23^rd in The waters for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 721.98 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.