The Federation of Astirya is a tiny, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 18 million Huhuhhus love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 43.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Astiryan economy, worth 796 billion Hhyhuhs a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,253 Hhyhuhs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens cannot change their light bulbs without approval from an international committee, people with hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia faint upon diagnosis, the judicial branch is strongly influenced by the Communist Party, and the government has legalised small-scale capitalism. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Astirya's national animal is the Sea terrestrial Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Astirya is ranked 108,734^th in the world and 6^th in Western Antartica for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 807.86 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.