The Empire of Asturn is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Zoth-Ommog with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.811 billion Asturnians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of C'thalshoaggoph. The average income tax rate is 39.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Asturnian economy, worth 130 trillion Crowns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 72,078 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There are traffic jams at sea as diligent customs officers check every part of every ship, the nation is in the international closet, prisoners regularly escape detention posing as scarecrows, and construction workers evacuate work sites after finding sharp rocks on the ground. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asturn's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Cult of Cthulhu.

Asturn is ranked 283,870^th in the world and 93^rd in Der Leibwache for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -6.35 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.