The Republic of Astolfo- is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-working population of 687 million Astolfo-ians 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 Law & Order, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 11.3%.

The Astolfo-ian economy, worth 30.6 trillion deniers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,471 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Genetic researchers have been expelled, the newest East Lebatuckese coins have "long live East Lebatuck" on heads and "death to Astolfo-" on tails, the general public only knows their favorite politician's first name, and astronomers are flocking to Astolfo- to take advantage of its clear night skies. Crime is moderate. Astolfo-'s national animal is the parrot.

Astolfo- is ranked 154,007^th in the world and 1^st in Tanzaka for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 72.82 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.