The Principality of Astykor is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, keen interest in outer space, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed population of 833 million Astykorians 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 large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elenna-nore. The average income tax rate is 40.1%.

The powerhouse Astykorian economy, worth 53.3 trillion Jewels a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 63,969 Jewels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program, sharks are enjoying their deliveries of canned food, epidemiologists happily announce that the reported incidence of depression is close to zero percent, and the government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Astykor's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Astykor is ranked 208,133^rd in the world and 7,849^th in Balder for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4.36 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.