The Republic of The Achericend is a massive, genial nation, ruled by this guy I know with a fair hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.108 billion Achericendians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yrohpolis. The average income tax rate is 79.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Achericendian economy, worth 113 trillion Kronor 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 mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 102,501 Kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, the Achericendian Intelligence Agency relies on internet search engines to know what is happening overseas, and only lightning has a chance of striking this guy I know twice. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Achericend's national animal is the giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Achericend is ranked 12,242^nd in the world and 278^th in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 10,166.73 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.