The Kingdom of Aschente Royal Islands is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 7.884 billion Aschente Royal Islandsians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 48.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Aschente Royal Islandsian economy, worth 290 trillion Rubies a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. Average income is 36,795 Rubies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aschente Royal Islands's national animal is the Dragon, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Aschente Royal Islands is ranked 116,550^th in the world and 221^st in A Taco Paradise for Most Patriotic, with 13.59 flags saluted per person per day.