The People's Republic of Akolos is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Apex Akolos with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 16.942 billion Akolosians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Akolos City. The average income tax rate is 95.8%.

The all-consuming Akolosian economy, worth a remarkable 1,972 trillion Columns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 116,456 Columns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Akolos has one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world, the police think a properly conducted criminal investigation is a real pain, Akolosian scientists are mixing chewing tobacco with bacon flavouring in an attempt to craft the perfect male snack, and jabbing a baby's bottle at officials gets parents waved straight through immigration. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Akolos's national animal is the Pegasus, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Akolos is ranked 14,791^st in the world and 7^th in The Alliance of Dictators for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 1,424.83 on the Clooney Contribution Index.