The Emirate of X Country is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Xzavier Moreno with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, rampant corporate plagiarism, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working population of 1.362 billion Xians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of X City. The average income tax rate is 43.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Xian economy, worth 130 trillion Emeralds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,542 Emeralds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

A murderous reputation can revitalise a flagging celebrity career, you can bet your bottom dollar that gambling will cost you an arm and a leg, people are more interested in gossip about the private lives of politicians than their policies, and when flight control tells pilots to alter course the usual reply is "No, YOU move!". Crime is totally unknown. X Country's national animal is the Grey Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

X Country is ranked 167,037^th in the world and 837^th in Europe for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 179.02 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.