The Mighty empire grounds of Ashiguburg is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Skulldiss the first with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, sprawling nuclear power plants, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.627 billion Ashiguburgians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Administration, and Industry also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Masograd. The average income tax rate is 54.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ashiguburgian economy, worth 289 trillion Panteras a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 110,320 Panteras, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Family bonding sessions are considered immoral and are banned, books are considered luxuries only available to the incredibly wealthy, the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, and thousands of picky mothers-in-law have been recruited to serve as even pickier cookery instructors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ashiguburg's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Marxism.

Ashiguburg is ranked 168,540^th in the world and 13^th in The Red Plains for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 70.14 on the Clooney Contribution Index.