The Empire of Ancrathia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ivanhoé dAncrath with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 5.187 billion Ancrathians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Phasmalia. The average income tax rate is 95.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Ancrathian economy, worth 765 trillion francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 147,560 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nuclear physics is the most popular course at university, being dead no longer has any benefits, hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock", and suburban backyards are seized by the government and turned into national parks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ancrathia's national animal is the Insecte de bâton, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Culte dIvanhoé.

Ancrathia is ranked 4,683^rd in the world and 4^th in Carcassonne for Safest, scoring 131.95 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.