The Kingdom of Asteran is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Prime Minister Siiri Vaska with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and daily referendums. The compassionate population of 29.811 billion Asteris enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Social Policy. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kirano. The average income tax rate is 91.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Asteri economy, worth a remarkable 3,707 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 124,358 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Civil servants are no longer allowed to cross their t's, citizens are bleary-eyed after staying up all night with a good book (Asteran has found 4 easter eggs), crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, and Kirano spends billions upgrading public transport. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asteran's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is the Church of Asteran.

Asteran is ranked 11,423^rd in the world and 695^th in Balder for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,463.9 pounds of wildlife per square mile.