The New Empire of Asmari is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Asmarite with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and digital currency. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 2.61 billion Asmarians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Primorsk. The average income tax rate is 16.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Asmarian economy, worth 395 trillion rocks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 151,475 rocks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government spends twice its healthcare budget on replacing stolen pens, children are afraid to go out at night due to the ubiquity of hardened jaywalkers, preschoolers outnumber veteran politicians in government, and both criminals and civilians are DOA. Crime is totally unknown. Asmari's national animal is the helicopter, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Christianity.

Asmari is ranked 289,185^th in the world and 20^th in Kellick Isles for Nicest Citizens, with 0.76 average smiles per day.