The Republic of The Asterisk War is a titanic, orderly nation, notable for its restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, cynical population of 10.667 billion Asterisk Warians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 19.8%.

The Asterisk Warian economy, worth 527 trillion baht a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is 49,432 baht, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory, genetic researchers have been expelled, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and libraries are bulldozed to make way for internet cafés. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force. The Asterisk War's national animal is the porpoise.

The Asterisk War is ranked 170,079^th in the world and 1^st in The Asterisk War for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 32.35 on the Bus Surprisal Index.