The Demokratiske Republikken of New Asden is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Æron Þonesen with a fair hand, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, rampant corporate plagiarism, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 6.686 billion Asdenians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Beaufort. The average income tax rate is 89.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Asdenian economy, worth a remarkable 1,592 trillion Gaillards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 238,122 Gaillards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives, police struggle to solve crimes due to the lack of fingerprint records, a primitive society is being eroded as its youth flock to the modern world, and diplomatic cables about Æron Þonesen have suddenly been very flattering. Crime is totally unknown. New Asden's national animal is the Osprey, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Protestantism.

New Asden is ranked 19,307^th in the world and 1,164^th in Balder for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 5,370.71 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.