The Federation of Asphalte is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, public floggings, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed population of 234 million Asphalters 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, moralistic government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid and Environment are ignored. The average income tax rate is 38.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Asphaltean economy, worth 12.8 trillion Asphalter pesos a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Soda Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 54,586 Asphalter pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Shoving people into lockers qualifies you for a ministerial position, gun ownership is compulsory, it's believed that women's brains will overheat if they think for themselves, and the colors pink and purple are banned from military unit insignia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asphalte's national animal is the roadrunner, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Asphalte is ranked 92,068^th in the world and 8^th in Endless Highway for Highest Poor Incomes, with 33,559.07 Standard Monetary Units.