The Republic of Asea-1 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 26.512 billion Asea-1ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 61.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Asea-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,439 trillion $$s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,002 $$s, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

People with hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia faint upon diagnosis, the television adaptation of Jennifer Government is the most popular program in the nation, people often get liposuction to reduce their air fares, and the wheel has been patented by at least a hundred people. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asea-1's national animal is the Dolly Varden, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Asea-1 is ranked 76,851^st in the world and 1^st in Alboran Sea for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,329.1 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.