The Eternal Misfortune of Askatopia is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by The Executioner with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, triple-decker prams, and complete lack of public education. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 21.369 billion Disposables are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Spirituality, and Administration also on the agenda, while Education and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Unyielding Cesspit Of Filth. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Disposable economy, worth an astonishing 13,725 trillion Nuclear Bombs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is a breathtaking 642,296 Nuclear Bombs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Anti-environmentalist dissidents must beware of government plants in their midst, laughter while watching foreign diplomats disrobe tends to make diplomatic talks counterproductive, there's a literal nanny state for the legions of children taken by social services, and the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Askatopia's national animal is the Slug, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Violetism.

Askatopia is ranked 292,270^th in the world and 35^th in Pencil Sharpeners Puppet Storage for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -55.38 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.