The Archipelagoes of Austronesia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 26.785 billion Austronesians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The large, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 33.0%.

The very strong Austronesian economy, worth a remarkable 1,109 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 41,413 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 126,510 per year while the poor average 10,507, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Voting is compulsory, a major religion has been named as Austronesia's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Austronesia in an international press conference, and Austronesia has designated Austronesia City as its capital city. Crime is moderate. Austronesia's national animal is the monkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Austronesia is ranked 103,373^rd in the world and 32^nd in Terranova for Largest Black Market, with 2.66 trillion Standard Monetary Units.