The Borderlands of Asteroid Belt is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its burgeoning dove population. The hard-working population of 200 million Asteroid Beltians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 17.2%.

The Asteroid Beltian economy, worth 9.21 trillion rupees a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Gambling, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,034 rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Jaw strain is an increasingly common ailment, genetic researchers have been expelled, military pilots spend more time scraping feathers off their engines than flying their aircraft, and travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Asteroid Belt flights to avoid the pay lavatories. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asteroid Belt's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Asteroid Belt is ranked 157,202^nd in the world and 186^th in The Apexialan Commonwealth for Safest, scoring 58.94 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.