The Republic of Ast Sold is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, democratic population of 15.173 billion Ast Soldians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 86.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ast Soldian economy, worth a remarkable 2,255 trillion Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 148,657 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Ast Soldian Intelligence Agency relies on internet search engines to know what is happening overseas, the nation's democracy attracts huddled masses yearning to breathe free, government statisticians explain census inaccuracies by declaring that "Sith happens", and the nation continues to depend on foreigners for food. Crime is totally unknown. Ast Sold's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ast Sold is ranked 288,529^th in the world and 286^th in The Union of Democratic States for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.39 kickbacks per hour.