The Federation of Aslae is a large, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 138 million Aslaeans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Healthcare, Law & Order, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.

The very strong Aslaean economy, worth 9.46 trillion Jurgeeeeeees a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Average income is 68,514 Jurgeeeeeees, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 220,367 per year while the poor average 16,134, a ratio of 13.7 to 1.

People accuse the government of being in bed with Big Safety, birth rates have hit an all-time low, and the airship business has been driven out of the country by strict regulations and high fines. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Aslae's national animal is the Turtle, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Aslae is ranked 166,063^rd in the world and 5^th in Catopia for Smartest Citizens, with 27.83 quips per hour.