The Empire of Ancrathia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Ivanhoé dAncrath with an even hand, and notable for its public floggings, free-roaming dinosaurs, and state-planned economy. The compassionate population of 5.175 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 95.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Ancrathian economy, worth 768 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 148,572 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs, the number of judges has tripled in recent months, nuclear physics is the most popular course at university, and being dead no longer has any benefits. 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 21,915^th in the world and 21^st in Carcassonne for Most Patriotic, with 45.33 flags saluted per person per day.