The High Kingdom of Asthom is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by High King Kris Logan with an iron fist, and notable for its vat-grown people, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 6.403 billion Nephalems, 826 million of whom are zombies, are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order and Education are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Asthom City. The average income tax rate is 38.3%.

The Nephalemian economy, worth 444 trillion Asthoms a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 69,302 Asthoms, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Napalm is the tool of choice for disabling eco-unfriendly forestry operations, mysterious black helicopters menace farmers to ensure compliance with straitjacketing agricultural policies, High King Kris Logan has more friends than ever before, and escargots have lost their charm ever since they started to be called 'cooked land snails'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Asthom's national animal is the Asthom, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is State Agnosticism.

Asthom is ranked 62,972^nd in the world and 4^th in The Galactic Union for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 11,346.27 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.