The Republic of Azum Strot is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 5.344 billion Azum Strotians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government prioritizes Healthcare, with Defense, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 58.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Azum Strotian economy, worth 343 trillion kronor a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,318 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Legislation sometimes has to battle through weeks of filibustering to pass, the atmosphere in Azum Strotian boardrooms is turning more gay, Leader's opponents have adopted dogs to chase away the mailman, and gangs of political bullies tell minority voices to "shut up because we say so". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Azum Strot's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Azum Strot is ranked 129,501^st in the world and 7^th in Alvarez for Most Corrupt Governments, with 5.95 kickbacks per hour.