The Principality of Austeare is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.427 billion Austeareans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 58.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Austearean economy, worth 108 trillion Argentums a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 76,186 Argentums, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Same-sex marriages are increasingly common, the government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping, students are wary of colorfully decorated new teachers with names like Professor Pipsqueak, and it's best not to ask what goes into Austeare City Fried Chicken's secret blend of herbs and spices. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Austeare's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Austeare is ranked 219,921^st in the world and 1,536^th in the West Pacific for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 31,693.75 Standard Monetary Units.