The Democratic Republic of Achias is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by President Mitchell Friedman with an even hand, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 3.965 billion Achians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bellagio. The average income tax rate is 82.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Achiasian economy, worth 454 trillion Euros a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 114,641 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges, whipping posts and lashes have been transferred to the Historical Museum of Achiasian Embarrassments, Achias isn't what it used to be, and the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Achias's national animal is the Green Sea Turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Greek Mythology.

Achias is ranked 105,282^nd in the world and 7^th in Nova Britannia Prima for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 3,067.63 on the Hickory Productivity Index.