The Sublime Empire of Gasakstan is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by King Pringle with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, ubiquitous missile silos, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 18.521 billion Gasakstanis are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry and Law & Order are also considered important, while Environment and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Borsnaw. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Gasakstani economy, worth a remarkable 5,142 trillion Memes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Gambling. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 277,655 Memes, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,424,955 per year while the poor average 4,880, a ratio of 496 to 1.

Travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Gasakstan flights to avoid the pay lavatories, the purgative quality of Gasakstani cuisine is known across the globe, nobody wants to know how the sausage is made, and potatoes are known for their lead aftertaste. Crime is all-pervasive, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Gasakstan's national animal is the Blobfish, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Gasakstan is ranked 671^st in the world and 35^th in Osiris for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 12,346.96 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.