The Republic of Aesritisseasti is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its closed borders, prohibition of alcohol, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 6.833 billion Aesritisseastians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 84.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Aesritisseastian economy, worth 838 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 122,772 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, teach an angler how to phish and he can make a living, school children asked "what is two times two?" are likely to form a symposium to discuss how different answers make them feel, and the welfare administration's new sweeping authority has forced the poor and needy to shop from pre-approved grocery lists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aesritisseasti's national animal is the Python, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Aesritisseasti is ranked 17,520^th in the world and 421^st in Two for Highest Poor Incomes, with 97,932.88 Standard Monetary Units.