The Empire of Ashkan is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Ashkan with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, unlimited-speed roads, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 36.681 billion Ashkanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ashkanian City. The average income tax rate is 68.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ashkanian economy, worth an astonishing 10,545 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 287,503 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Fifteen-year-olds cannot walk younger siblings to school without a professional Childcare and Education Certificate, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, light entertainment isn't dead, and a new "thought police" branch is being developed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ashkan's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Zazen.

Ashkan is ranked 4,421^st in the world and 68^th in the West Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 119.72 law-abiding acts per hour.