The Pan-Syrian Command of Banu Hashim is a mammoth, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 6.935 billion Hashemites are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 39.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Hashemite economy, worth 326 trillion dinars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,095 dinars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Harry Potter books are banned, torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals, pristine wilderness has been trashed in the quest for cheaper oil, and citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Banu Hashim. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Banu Hashim's national animal is the Arabian horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Banu Hashim is ranked 238,857^th in the world and 4^th in The Arab League for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -4.2 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.