The Demokratiske Republikken of New Asden is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Æron Þonesen with a fair hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, rampant corporate plagiarism, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 5.302 billion Asdenians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Beaufort. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 89.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Asdenian economy, worth a remarkable 1,247 trillion Gaillards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 235,379 Gaillards, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 670,080 per year while the poor average 65,968, a ratio of 10.2 to 1.

Celebrity foodies are biting a huge chunk out of the government budget, people with political aspirations study how to make balloon animals, bins outnumber trees in city parks, and landless farmers wander forlornly in the government's many national parks. Crime is totally unknown. New Asden's national animal is the Osprey, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Protestantism.

New Asden is ranked 26,302^nd in the world and 36^th in The Kodiak Republic for Lowest Crime Rates, with 85.06 law-abiding acts per hour.