The Republic of Ascentida is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Kriscen M Deivis with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, complete absence of social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 3.206 billion Ascendians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Andersonia. The average income tax rate is 41.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Ascentidan economy, worth 465 trillion onars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 145,171 onars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Scientists earn more grant money for reproducing old experiments than trying anything new, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, an IT mega-corporation has a patent pending on the rectangle, and the long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ascentida's national animal is the Ascendian brown bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Christianity.

Ascentida is ranked 44,831^st in the world and 834^th in The North Pacific for Largest Governments, scoring 23.54 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.