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 == Economy ==
-The Asterian Consortium follows an economic model which is for the most part a free-market liberal economy. With slightly over 83% share, Asteria's private economy is dominated by the tertiary sector which ranges from the dominant chemical industry over an innovative high-tech and robotics industry all the way to a rather young yet swiftly growing IT sector. The industrial sector makes up roughly 16% as actual production in the Consortium has been decreased consistently over the past three decades. The agricultural sector employs roughly .5%, with most processes being fully automated. Unemployment rates have been between around 4.2 to 4.9% for the past two decades.
-In terms of business regulations, the Asterian economy distinguishes between the distribution of basic human rights, basic human needs, and commercial products. As a result, basic human rights such as access to clean water, the energy grid, and telecommunication networks are 100% publicly owned on a Consortium level. Basic human needs such as public transportation, general services, and healthcare are so severely regulated to extent that they must run on zero profit that, apart from two exceptions, they are effectively in the public hand as well. Commercial products or services see little regulation other than having to fulfill the regularly updated of standards of the Asterian Conformity Index (ACI).
-The Asterian economy is focused on the (petro-) chemical and high-tech industry as well as general engineering services, pharmaceuticals, and robotics. The transportation sector in terms of transshipment has historically been a strong economic factor but has been dwindling for the past few decades. Romenna, currently the nation's only natural deep-water port, has crystallized itself as the main transshipment hub in the Consortium, acting not only as the Asterian economy's gateway into the world, but also as a link between Sarpedon, Levantia, and Punth. Following an agreement between the Consortium and the Republic of Nolis, the port is currently being leased to the administration of the Port of Queenstown.
-The national agricultural sector is limited due to geographical constraints with the only exports of note being citrus fruits and wine.
-In the cities of Lyreia and Istroîa, hotspots for creative arts in Attica, creative startups have begun to flourish in recent years, especially in the design and IT industry.
 In terms of actual manufacturing, Asteria houses one of the worlds largest wharfs - albeit not a ship wharf. ASPIS operates the Avalon Wharfs Inc. in Romenna which manufactures and pre-assembles immense units for chemical plants, including reactors, heat exchangers, and furnaces all the way up to entire plant units which are then shipped to their destination. Pelargir is home to Hyperion's largest wharf operated by Pyreion. ASPIS operates several small offshore oil and natural rigs in the Sea of Canete, the Founder's Sea, the Sea of Istroya, and the Omnium Ocean, but is otherwise more involved on an international level. It also operates a large oil refinery just outside of Lycia. With the capacity to refine just slightly over 2 million barrels of oil per day, it supplies large parts of the region with oil and gas products while fueling the one of the world's largest chemical parks that produce everything from fertilizer over bulk base chemicals to high grade polymers in Asteria. Another, slightly smaller complex is to the north of Armenelaos and one on the coast north of Treomar.