The Matriarchy of The Astellian Kingdom is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Queen Ashlotte with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 6.196 billion Astels are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rozenheim. The average income tax rate is 33.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Astellian economy, worth 220 trillion Key Notes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 35,536 Key Notes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The Astellian Kingdom has designated Rozenheim as its capital city, Queen Ashlotte has just been declared ruler of The Astellian Kingdom in an international press conference, Blumenchor has been named as The Astellian Kingdom's national religion, and intellectual snobbery has the cognoscenti sneering at anyone who doesn't have an opinion on the semiological drift of Umberto Eco's works. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Astellian Kingdom's national animal is the Clockwork Horse and its national religion is Blumenchor.

The Astellian Kingdom is ranked 153,521^st in the world and 11^th in Azur Rozen Europa for Lowest Crime Rates, with 60.74 law-abiding acts per hour.