The ɥɔʇɐnbsɐS uɹǝʇsǝM ʇɐǝɹפ of Bran Astor is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by uosɹǝpuǝH ʎɹɹɐH with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, vat-grown people, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 20.533 billion suɐᴉɹoʇs∀ enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Education, although Environment, Industry, and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of uʍoʇdɯnʇS. The average income tax rate is 67.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient uɐᴉɹoʇs∀ economy, worth a remarkable 3,624 trillion uᴉoɔǝʇʎqs a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 176,543 uᴉoɔǝʇʎqs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Declaring that "some kids are just born evil" is not endearing uosɹǝpuǝH ʎɹɹɐH to progressive thinkers, the nation's counterintelligence budget is all up in the air, Blackacrean security services are wondering why uosɹǝpuǝH ʎɹɹɐH is so fond of the numbers 6, 7 and 9, and some achieve retirement and some have retirement thrust upon them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Bran Astor's national animal is the sndoʇɔo ǝǝɹʇ, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is ɯsᴉuoᴉʇɐǝɹƆ ɔᴉʇsouפ.

Bran Astor is ranked 23,172^nd in the world and 997^th in Balder for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,891.31 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.