The United Shogunate of Astartia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Shogun with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cheerful population of 21.195 billion Astartians 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 tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Adaremia. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Astartian economy, worth a remarkable 8,556 trillion coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 403,685 coins, with the richest citizens earning 6.0 times as much as the poorest.

Companies are turning to trained doves for their most menial jobs, gun regulations are so strict even staple guns and hot glue guns are illegal, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, and visiting the best Astartian restaurants requires keeping a visa on file. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Astartia's national animal is the dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is astartianism.

Astartia is ranked 273^rd in the world and 2^nd in Portugal for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 401,263.53 Standard Monetary Units.