The Republic of Azum Strot is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed population of 10.416 billion Azum Strotians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 49.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Azum Strotian economy, worth 663 trillion kronor a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 63,679 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Legislation sometimes has to battle through weeks of filibustering to pass, the atmosphere in Azum Strotian boardrooms is turning more gay, Leader's opponents have adopted dogs to chase away the mailman, and gangs of political bullies tell minority voices to "shut up because we say so". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Azum Strot's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Azum Strot is ranked 116,379^th in the world and 3^rd in Alvarez for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,632.71 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.