The Republic of Achrom is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 178 million Achromians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 50.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Achromian economy, worth 14.1 trillion Fangs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 79,071 Fangs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tax-payers are funding ever more extravagant movie projects, homophobia is off the menu, kids these days know how to throw a proper punch, and all footpaths have tollbooths. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Achrom's national animal is the Feathered Wyvern, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Achrom is ranked 67,783^rd in the world and 111^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,818.63 on the Gilded Widget Scale.