The Waters Edge of Azatara is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President-Elect Alex Stone with an iron fist, and notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 861 million Azatarans 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Breakwater City. The average income tax rate is 29.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Azataran economy, worth 34.4 trillion bitcoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Retail, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 39,976 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Azataran novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about President-Elect Alex Stone, new pilots are regularly reminded that they are more expendable than their planes, kids looking for shark teeth have become ancient history, and President-Elect Alex Stone has just been declared ruler of Azatara in an international press conference. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Azatara's national animal is the parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Azatara is ranked 215,263^rd in the world and 368^th in Roses Without Thorns for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 28,263.05 Standard Monetary Units.