The Free People's Republic of Dastrya is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Governor Vladislav Tomić with an even hand, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, keen interest in outer space, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 4.73 billion dastrians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chervohodar. The average income tax rate is 96.6%.

The frighteningly efficient dastrian economy, worth 914 trillion Zolnies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 193,358 Zolnies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Napalm is the tool of choice for disabling eco-unfriendly forestry operations, citizens are frequently searched for illegal weapons, the populace lives in fear of painful execution for minor offences, and war criminals are given full state funerals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dastrya's national animal is the bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is State's Atheism.

Dastrya is ranked 151,361^st in the world and 8,491^st in Balder for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 970.12 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.