The State of Ashnola is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 35.332 billion Ashnolians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Education, although Industry, Welfare, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Social Policy and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.9%.

The thriving Ashnolan economy, worth a remarkable 1,596 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. Average income is 45,175 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 307,141 per year while the poor average 2,427, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Ashnola is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, the people are famous throughout the region for their bleached-white teeth, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and Ashnola has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Ashnola's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ashnola is ranked 261,581^st in the world and 475^th in Ancient Lands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 44.88 law-abiding acts per hour.