The Federation of Astizia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Zhao Quing with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 10.392 billion Astizians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Xianjong. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.8%.

The very strong Astizian economy, worth 569 trillion neses a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Tourism. Average income is 54,840 neses, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 192,285 per year while the poor average 11,349, a ratio of 16.9 to 1.

The right to free speech is being drastically curtailed, metal detectors have been banned after a bottle cap caused a riot at the beach, Zhao Quing has just been declared ruler of Astizia in an international press conference, and all streets are privately owned toll roads. Crime is moderate. Astizia's national animal is the Koi carp, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Astizia is ranked 192,167^th in the world and 3^rd in Moldavia for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 893.05 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.