The Holy Queendom of Astillero is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by the Empress with an even hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, frequent executions, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed population of 3.031 billion Astillians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bishonte. The average income tax rate is 64.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Astillian economy, worth 371 trillion Astillian Riffs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 122,496 Astillian Riffs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The election for the Empress's office's janitor is heating up, the diplomatic corps tends to open negotiations by insulting all the foreigners in the room, youth rights demonstrations often end in vicious snowball fights, and Astillero has one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Astillero's national animal is the gryffin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Miyonism.

Astillero is ranked 146,137^th in the world and 1,094^th in Europe for Safest, scoring 61.67 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.