The Republic of Asmu is a mammoth, safe nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, zero percent divorce rate, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate population of 5.511 billion Asmuans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Public Transport, and Education. The average income tax rate is 26.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Asmuan economy, worth 236 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 43,002 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling", meat prices are soaring as the farming industry struggle under government-imposed restrictions, the government is reining in public spending, and in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asmu's national animal is the sheep.

Asmu is ranked 60,670^th in the world and 3,035^th in Balder for Nicest Citizens, with 16.29 average smiles per day.