The Benelux Union of Astarina is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prime Minister Willem 'Wim' Kok with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, infamous sell-swords, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 10.044 billion Beneluxers hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Antwerp. The average income tax rate is 4.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Beneluxer economy, worth a remarkable 1,976 trillion Beneluxer guilders a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 196,807 Beneluxer guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Forty-year-old men are asked for their ID before watching the latest pony cartoon movies, workers of "fairweather faith" claim six months of paid leave for holy days per year, the television adaptation of Jennifer Government is the most popular program in the nation, and citizens know never to accept cookies from strangers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Astarina's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is secularism.

Astarina is ranked 25,313^th in the world and 34^th in Commonwealth of Liberty for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 3,914.67 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.