The Republic of Ashtonburg is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, free-roaming dinosaurs, and ubiquitous missile silos. The cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.834 billion Ashtonburgians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 74.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ashtonburgian economy, worth 592 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 154,579 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, the most popular stadium acts are one-off performances, the government is hounded to provide tissues whenever the feelings of the Dàguó people are hurt, and renewable energy projects have ground to a halt. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ashtonburg's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ashtonburg is ranked 96,148^th in the world and 7^th in The Raiders Commune for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 964.69 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.