The Republic of Assens is a huge, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 886 million Assensians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 14.0%.

The Assensian economy, worth 41.8 trillion kroner a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 47,142 kroner, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. Assens's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Assens is ranked 216,992^nd in the world and 4^th in Faroe for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 42 on the Kitten Softness Rating.