The Republic of Ascentida is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Christian Matthew Davis with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, infamous sell-swords, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 3.49 billion Ascendians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Andersonia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 41.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Ascentidan economy, worth 525 trillion onars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 150,508 onars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 450,179 per year while the poor average 39,353, a ratio of 11.4 to 1.

Kids loitering near lawns has been declared a national emergency, a The North Pacific Tourist Association survey has rated Ascentida #1 for number twos, Ascentidan novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Christian Matthew Davis, and children have lost interest in toy guns in favor of toy meth lab kits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ascentida's national animal is the Ascendian brown bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Christianity.

Ascentida is ranked 109,447^th in the world and 1,667^th in The North Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 781.8 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.