The Federative Socialist States of Aquelistan is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Randall Harkness with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, cynical, humorless population of 5.164 billion Aquelisians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Anjoushaven. The average income tax rate is 46.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Aquelisian economy, worth a remarkable 1,142 trillion Qens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 221,270 Qens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The phrase 'spreading like wildfire' is no longer in the public lexicon, basic multiplication is all you need to know to have a child, keeping the lights on keeps the lights on for increasing amounts of Aquelisians, and Randall Harkness is strangely popular with male politicians' wives. Crime is totally unknown. Aquelistan's national animal is the Frend bird, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Aquelistan is ranked 271,724^th in the world and 14,445^th in Lazarus for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -5.44 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.