The Sultanate of Zahlee is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its compulsory military service, restrictive gun laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 3.517 billion Zahleeans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.8%.

The very strong Zahleean economy, worth 216 trillion Dinars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Gambling. Average income is 61,580 Dinars, with the richest citizens earning 9.8 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, Harry Potter books are banned, and there's a bright dawn ahead for Zahlee. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force. Zahlee's national animal is the weeeeeeeeeee, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Zahlee is ranked 65,117^th in the world and 292^nd in Concord for Most Cultured, scoring 69 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.