The Free City of Asturan is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Lord Protector Aurio Talyrasimmon with an even hand, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, anti-smoking policies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 14.218 billion Asturanese have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Asturan. The average income tax rate is 85.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Asturanese economy, worth a remarkable 1,600 trillion Trios a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 112,592 Trios, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Diplomats shake hands with their right and hide a poison dagger in their left, doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick, telling someone to 'break a leg' is considered a criminal inducement to self harm, and court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asturan's national animal is the Red Kite, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Asturanese Polytheism.

Asturan is ranked 22,568^th in the world and 18^th in Anteria for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 6,690.83 on the Gilded Widget Scale.