The Democratic Republic of ASAKA is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 351 million ASAKAians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of ASAKA City. The average income tax rate is 16.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The ASAKAian economy, worth 23.2 trillion Bhais a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 66,215 Bhais, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The beauty of coastal towns is marred only slightly by all the closed-down storefronts, billions of Bhais are being poured into a space program, children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer, and students can name the chiefs of proto-Bigtopian tribes before they can count to ten. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. ASAKA's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

ASAKA is ranked 131,221^st in the world and 2,041^st in The North Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 569.14 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.