The Confederation of Askira is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Chancellor Ishaan Chaye with an iron fist, and notable for its strictly enforced bedtime, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 30.853 billion Askirans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kasni. The average income tax rate is 80.9%.

The all-consuming Askiran economy, worth a remarkable 3,480 trillion Federal Guilders a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 112,798 Federal Guilders, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Eating kids as food has been enshrined in law, the past is set in stone, doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick, and baby formula has some strange packaging. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Askira's national animal is the Ring-tailed Lemur, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Church of the Unified Atomic Vision.

Askira is ranked 13,200^th in the world and 275^th in Europe for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 59.08 on the Kitten Softness Rating.