The Socialist Workers' Republic of Ashatwe is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Comrade Chairman Koba with an even hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cheerful population of 18.5 billion Ashatweans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stalinodar. The average income tax rate is 96.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Ashatwean economy, worth a remarkable 3,070 trillion labour vouchers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 165,982 labour vouchers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People seem disproportionately distraught when told a museum has a phones-off policy, travelers are subject to extensive searches if beet stains are visible on their clothing, a long-distance hike gets students geared up for a long day at school, and government expenses are beyond compare. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ashatwe's national animal is the capitalist pig, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is anti-theism.

Ashatwe is ranked 8,715^th in the world and 1^st in The Socialist Commonwealth for Highest Poor Incomes, with 134,144.18 Standard Monetary Units.