The Republic of -Astoria- is a titanic, genial nation, notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, otherworldly petting zoo, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 14.827 billion Astorians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 72.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Astorian economy, worth a remarkable 1,369 trillion livres a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,382 livres, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government tries to improve relations with hostile countries by sending gift baskets, a weakened police force struggles to maintain law and order, an online tea-bagging epidemic is getting worse and (meta)worse, and there has been a rapid increase of noise complaints over the sound of buzzing bees. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Astoria-'s national animal is the marten, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

-Astoria- is ranked 30,660^th in the world and 2^nd in Council of Constructed Languages for Largest Populations, with 14.8 billion capita.