The Federation of Asturii is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Grand Poobah with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 15.913 billion Asturiians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Melbourne. The average income tax rate is 95.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Asturiian economy, worth a remarkable 2,313 trillion Liberties a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 145,401 Liberties, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political spontaneity takes a lot of planning, medical staff can legally quiet people who ask for a second helping of Salisbury steak, ancient antique swords have had their blades replaced with latex boffer LARP replicas, and airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism. Crime is totally unknown. Asturii's national animal is the Echidna, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Asturii is ranked 3,089^th in the world and 6^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Most Beautiful Environments, with 2,999.03 pounds of wildlife per square mile.