The Grand Duchy of Acario is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Koloktos with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and strictly enforced bedtime. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 41.669 billion Acarians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kalle Demos. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 82.7%.

The very strong Acarioan economy, worth a remarkable 2,966 trillion Fyruses a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 71,191 Fyruses, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians can't accept birthday presents from their own children, rich people sell their mansions to pay for endless rows of mobile homes, toy versions of heroin paraphernalia let kids pretend to be their favourite TV characters, and five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Acario's national animal is the argorok, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Acario is ranked 1,437^th in the world and 1^st in Capitalist Paradise for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 13,922.43 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.