The Federation of Astrialis is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its national health service, compulsory military service, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 711 million Astrialisians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Las Cinco Muertes. The average income tax rate is 26.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Astrialisian economy, worth 57.5 trillion quantum credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 80,804 quantum credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Doctors prescribe videos of political debates to patients with insomnia, old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones, almost every singles' party has a clergy and courtesans theme, and museums have more touchscreens on display than artifacts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Astrialis's national animal is the Lumisparrow, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Astrialis is ranked 26,791^st in the world and 384^th in The North Pacific for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 7,778.63 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.