The Democratic Republic of Axtralasia is a very large, genial nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 176 million Axtralasians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 35.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Axtralasian economy, worth 6.97 trillion Oteris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 39,627 Oteris, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Artists are pillars of society, kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents, internet trolls are considered valiant supporters of the right to free speech, and the reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Axtralasia's national animal is the Ermine, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Axtralasia is ranked 80,393^rd in the world and 1^st in The United Nations of Animal Farm for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.9 law-abiding acts per hour.