The Democratic Socialist Regency of Astillero is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Divine Empress Renkichi II with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and national health service. The compassionate population of 7.196 billion Astillians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kyngerúne and Bishonte and Veréz. The average income tax rate is 93.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Astillian economy, worth a remarkable 1,240 trillion Astillian riffs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 172,345 Astillian riffs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The national guard is mobilized whenever a mother gets separated from her child at the mall, park rangers perform full-body searches on suspected fungus smugglers, abortions are routinely performed in the nation's hospitals, and diaper-wrapped shawarma is a fan-favorite. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Astillero's national animal is the gryffin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Kyngerism.

Astillero is ranked 273,395^th in the world and 632^nd in Europe for Fattest Citizens, with 6.5 Obesity Rate.