The Holy Empire of Asgakern is a small, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 36 million Asgakernians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 31.9%.

The very strong Asgakernian economy, worth 1.94 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 53,791 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 158,531 per year while the poor average 14,362, a ratio of 11.0 to 1.

Harry Potter books are banned, the jackhammer is considered a tool of artistic criticism, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Asgakern's national animal is the falcon.

Asgakern is ranked 165,492^nd in the world and 635^th in Concord for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 1,392.44 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.