The Borderlands of Castrax is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Otto Bohrmann with an iron fist, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical population of 15.603 billion Castraxians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kapital. The average income tax rate is 53.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Castraxian economy, worth 779 trillion C₡s a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,949 C₡s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

A soldier's body is a temple, signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, friendly fire incidents usually result in severe burns, and local mafias have a tough time disposing of dead snitches without catching the attention of recycling authorities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Castrax's national animal is the Elder Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Norstča.

Castrax is ranked 111,462^nd in the world and 1^st in Aesira for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,131.28 on the Gilded Widget Scale.