The Free Land of Asfar is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 508 million Asfarians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, pro-business government prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Healthcare, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Akastran. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.1%.

The powerhouse Asfarian economy, worth 40.5 trillion Haks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 79,686 Haks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 247,187 per year while the poor average 19,778, a ratio of 12.5 to 1.

Youth rights demonstrations often end in vicious snowball fights, blackface performers claim they are being deliberately ironic, in pet stores nationwide Leopards are growing in popularity, and a popular Asfarian saying is 'wishing upon a fallen jet engine'. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Asfar's national animal is the Leopard, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Asfar is ranked 255,306^th in the world and 226^th in Fifth Empire for Lowest Crime Rates, with 54.22 law-abiding acts per hour.