The Kingdom of The Ashes State is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Stitch with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and keen interest in outer space. The devout population of 11.884 billion Ashes Stateans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Warwick. The average income tax rate is 65.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ashes Statean economy, worth a remarkable 1,051 trillion deniers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 88,495 deniers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Armed security details escort librarians to their homes, the mentally ill are given high powered automatic weapons for "catharsis therapy", you can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health, and elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Ashes State's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of 626.

The Ashes State is ranked 21,611^th in the world and 322^nd in the Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 86.34 on the Human Development Index.