The Mighty empire grounds of Ashiguburg is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Skulldiss the first with an iron fist, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, sprawling nuclear power plants, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.585 billion Ashiguburgians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Industry are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Masograd. The average income tax rate is 54.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ashiguburgian economy, worth 285 trillion Panteras 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 a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 impressive 110,309 Panteras, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Family bonding sessions are considered immoral and are banned, books are considered luxuries only available to the incredibly wealthy, the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, and thousands of picky mothers-in-law have been recruited to serve as even pickier cookery instructors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ashiguburg's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Marxism.

Ashiguburg is ranked 228,065^th in the world and 16^th in The Red Plains for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -4.34 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.