The Uncertain State of Ashmoria is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 48.657 billion Ashmorians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Policy, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 48.1%.

The strong Ashmorian economy, worth a remarkable 2,207 trillion sps a year, is quite specialized and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 45,361 sps, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Max Barry is this year's Miss Ashmoria, the government has adopted a more thrifty attitude to administrating the country's needs, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and government officials across Ashmoria are being "encouraged" to adopt voles to set an example for the populace. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ashmoria's national animal is the vole, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ashmoria is ranked 170,225^th in the world and 2,253^rd in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 178.13 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.