The Democratic States of Asali is a fledgling, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 6 million Asalians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 73.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Asalian economy, worth 60.2 billion Bobs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 10,039 Bobs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Young girls aren't having a ball but they are enjoying themselves, the nickname "chair force" is increasingly literal, Leader's Twitcher account is once again only used for bragging about the government's accomplishments, and the national anthem is a rather effective sleeping aid. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asali's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Asali is ranked 307,686^th in the world and 666^th in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -9.64 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.