The Republic of Asastan is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, cynical population of 18 million Asastanians 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 relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.6%.

The strong Asastanian economy, worth 1.05 trillion Asastanian Rubels a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 58,192 Asastanian Rubels, with the richest citizens earning 7.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asastan's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Asastan is ranked 154,396^th in the world and 894^th in the Plains of Perdition for Safest, scoring 60.08 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.