The Empire of the New Sun of The United Lands of Ash is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Gorgon Lightfeather with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, free-roaming dinosaurs, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 20.608 billion Ashians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Industry, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Welfare and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elkmont. The average income tax rate is 98.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Ashian economy, worth a remarkable 7,060 trillion flaks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 342,618 flaks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

People boast about their low income on their dating profiles, the only things written in the stars are arrest warrants for astrologers, every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government, and code enforcement officers circle wealthy Ashians like vultures. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The United Lands of Ash's national animal is the griffon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Church of Darkwood.

The United Lands of Ash is ranked 2,308^th in the world and 5^th in The Universal Order of Nations for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 10,748.23 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.