The Old Republic of Acquan is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Eric Wilson with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 38.872 billion Acquanians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Law & Order, although Education and Defense are also considered important, while Social Policy and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cielo City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.7%.

The powerhouse Acquanian economy, worth a remarkable 5,354 trillion Platas a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 137,758 Platas, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 807,006 per year while the poor average 11,011, a ratio of 73.3 to 1.

Citizens are exhausted from weekly general elections, no-one can foil the ambitions of Big Aluminium, you need two tenors and a coloratura contralto to sing the national anthem properly, and lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Acquan's national animal is the Polar Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Acquan is ranked 9,439^th in the world and 1^st in Desert Islands for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 6,004.54 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.