The Federal Republic of Asakalia is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Grand Chancellor Charles Albert with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cheerful population of 18.616 billion Asakalians 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 Mediopolis. The average income tax rate is 99.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Asakalian economy, worth a remarkable 3,454 trillion Kronor 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 185,555 Kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Businesses are abandoning the city centre because of the lack of transport connections, the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, the constant playing of Merry Birthday on Asakalian radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity, and jabbing a baby's bottle at officials gets parents waved straight through immigration. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asakalia's national animal is the Double Headed Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Asakalia is ranked 13,793^rd in the world and 5^th in ITALIA for Highest Average Incomes, with 185,555.79 Standard Monetary Units.