The Republic of Ast Sold is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its national health service, sprawling nuclear power plants, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 15.204 billion Ast Soldians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 86.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ast Soldian economy, worth a remarkable 2,240 trillion Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 147,388 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's democracy attracts huddled masses yearning to breathe free, government statisticians explain census inaccuracies by declaring that "Sith happens", the nation continues to depend on foreigners for food, and the media seems excessively interested in what Leader is wearing this season. Crime is totally unknown. Ast Sold's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ast Sold is ranked 3,923^rd in the world and 12^th in The Union of Democratic States for Safest, scoring 134.65 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.