The Confederated Realms of Austrasul is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Estêvão IV Catoi with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, pith helmet sales, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.718 billion Austrasulians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Spirituality, and Administration also on the agenda, while Social Policy and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alto Turvo. The average income tax rate is 48.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Austrasulian economy, worth 135 trillion Ducats a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,757 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Homes without staircases are considered a step up in luxury, a dictator has seized power and outlawed elections, religious bigotry and a fear of outsiders have replaced religious studies in schools, and protecting the land is holey work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Austrasul's national animal is the Black Harpy Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catholic Church.

Austrasul is ranked 274,122^nd in the world and 332^nd in Christians for Most Developed, scoring 50.34 on the Human Development Index.