The Technocratic Republic of Astatontingans is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Communet-AI with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and compulsory vegetarianism. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.298 billion Astatontingans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Communitas. The average income tax rate is 90.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Astatontingansian economy, worth 472 trillion talars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 109,921 talars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The digital money revolution has cashed out, the military struggles with recruitment, the government denies any involvement in the release of the Hot Load computer virus, and politicians can be seen taking candy from babies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Astatontingans's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Ethical Framework.

Astatontingans is ranked 301,049^th in the world and 12^th in Astatontingedoan Peninsula for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -8.37 on the Hickory Productivity Index.