The United States of ASTRA vera is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its national health service, public floggings, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, devout population of 1.236 billion ASTRA verans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 37.0%.

The strong ASTRA veran economy, worth 83.9 trillion United ASTRA veran gilders a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,905 United ASTRA veran gilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

The Federal Council of ASTRA vera has been announced as the new Head of State, paper and ink publications are subsidised by the government to keep them in the black, statue-sitting has replaced the stake-out as the dullest form of police duty, and ASTRA vera City's flashy holiday light displays can be seen from space. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ASTRA vera's national animal is the bald eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

ASTRA vera is ranked 68,167^th in the world and 59^th in Forest for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 3,916.68 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.