The Republic of Ascentida is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Christian Matthew Davis with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, anti-smoking policies, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.649 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, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Andersonia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 41.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Ascentidan economy, worth 558 trillion onars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 152,926 onars, with the richest citizens earning 5.7 times as much as the poorest.

The most notorious criminals are given the Consequences of Your Actions Award, every manufactory has a pharmacy built in, requests for government aid can be forwarded to the beach, and gun owners are skilled at everything except shooting. 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 118,863^rd in the world and 1,557^th in The North Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,791.3 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.