The Republic of Awestre Gorend is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Dolly Patron with an even hand, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 6.591 billion Awestre Gorendians 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 Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cork. The average income tax rate is 98.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Awestre Gorendian economy, worth a remarkable 1,146 trillion seashells a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 173,875 seashells, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Artists are renowned for their ability to make art pieces out of thin air, funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, nature reserves often contain artificial waterfalls and concrete paths, and Awestre Gorendian tourists are encouraged to hand out spare condoms to locals while on vacation. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Awestre Gorend's national animal is the seal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Awestre Gorend is ranked 4,251^st in the world and 109^th in The East Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 120.47 law-abiding acts per hour.