The Democratic Socialist Regency of Astillero is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Divine Empress Renkichi II with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cynical population of 7.255 billion Astillians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kyngerúne and Bishonte and Veréz. The average income tax rate is 94.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Astillian economy, worth a remarkable 1,269 trillion Astillian riffs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 174,997 Astillian riffs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Astillian novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Divine Empress Renkichi II, employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams, confessions don't count if suffixed with "izzle", and weekly religious services often resemble campaign rallies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Astillero's national animal is the gryffin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Kyngerism.

Astillero is ranked 107,539^th in the world and 356^th in Europe for Largest Populations, with 7.25 billion capita.