The Dáxlamic Highland Hamlets of Asapana is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by General Ramses Pualani with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 5.336 billion Asapanans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Asapana City Proper. The average income tax rate is 81.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Asapanan economy, worth 189 trillion Dáxlamic Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Average income is 35,582 Dáxlamic Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The mood of raunchy movies is often ruined by the sound of babies crying, fake designer clothes are shredded and burnt while many in the world don't have a shirt on their back, Red Cross demand for body bags is rising while sutures go unused, and armed security details escort librarians to their homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asapana's national animal is the Web-Clawed Hawk and its national religion is Dáxlam.

Asapana is ranked 181,886^th in the world and 161^st in Declansburg for Most Primitive, scoring -71.76 on the Scary Big Number Scale.