The Republic of Astriands Islands is a small, safe nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 32 million Astriands Islandsians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 30.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Astriands Islandsian economy, worth 1.18 trillion deniers a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,934 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Astriands Islands's national animal is the kangaroo.

Astriands Islands is ranked 236,806^th in the world and 2,289^th in the Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.