The Republic of Ashkyr is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 458 million Ashkyrians 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 enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 67.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Ashkyrian economy, worth 6.10 trillion deniers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 13,316 deniers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ashkyr's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ashkyr is ranked 295,981^st in the world and 1,528^th in the Plains of Perdition for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -6.81 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.