The Astral Empire of ElectriKM is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by High-Empress Astria I with an iron fist, and renowned for its vat-grown people, public floggings, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.741 billion Astrariis are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nova Aurora. The average income tax rate is 70.6%.

The frighteningly efficient ElectriKMian economy, worth a remarkable 1,840 trillion Stellariums 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. 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 amazing 273,017 Stellariums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Making up random numbers to name new asteroids is the bulk of astronomers' work, people faint regularly as they get stuck with compulsory vaccinations, news headlines suggest that High-Empress Astria I has a sideline in guinea pig pimping, and art is not complete without a touch of alizarin blood and titanium sweat. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ElectriKM's national animal is the Violet-Tailed Hawk, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Astrariism.

ElectriKM is ranked 39,367^th in the world and 2^nd in Kolossus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 82.78 law-abiding acts per hour.