The Republic of Awestre Gorend is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Dolly Patron with an even hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 6.637 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 98.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Awestre Gorendian economy, worth a remarkable 1,158 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 174,604 seashells, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Students consistently complain that the wi-fi ate their homework, the people's love for Dolly Patron is little more than self-preservation, internet moderator is one of the most popular jobs among the nation's more socially awkward citizens, and citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits. 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 267,754^th in the world and 4,802^nd in The East Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8.98 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.