The Grand Republic of Aason is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by President Spiderwither Patches with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 6.646 billion Aasonians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arachnid City. The average income tax rate is 94.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Aasonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,106 trillion Aason dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 166,448 Aason dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government subsidizes those who produce the worst results, government-sponsored WiFi allows farmers to rant about city folks in real time, cultural heritage is measured in Scoville Heat Units, and couples kissing on the street are detained for 'unlawful exchange of genetic material'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aason's national animal is the Cosmophasis umbratica, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secularism.

Aason is ranked 1,867^th in the world and 5^th in Carcassonne for Nicest Citizens, with 72.86 average smiles per day.