The Commonwealth of Astra Prime is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Lance Hornsby with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, free-roaming dinosaurs, and national health service. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful population of 6.334 billion Astrans are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alexandria. The average income tax rate is 29.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Astra Primean economy, worth a remarkable 1,716 trillion gold coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 270,994 gold coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Artists attempt to convince the Hardship Fund that their unmade bed is a masterpiece, war vets look after war animals, prolonged government investigations are a common revenge tactic among spurned significant others, and the children of Astra Prime are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence. Crime is totally unknown. Astra Prime's national animal is the sea dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Talos.

Astra Prime is ranked 75,772^nd in the world and 789^th in the West Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 22.58 kickbacks per hour.