The Republic of Ashiosal is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Allen with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 1.27 billion Ashiosalians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Ashville. The average income tax rate is 27.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Ashiosalian economy, worth 178 trillion Super Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 140,416 Super Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, exported livestock are wined and dined before they are flat ironed, 'Mountain Doobie' is widely regarded as the nation's favourite drink, and the Not a Tax Haven Foundation is the most popular charity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ashiosal's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Christianity.

Ashiosal is ranked 163,756^th in the world and 1^st in Cool Place for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 27.73 Effective Tax Rate.