The Confederacy of Duchies of Akredina is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Great Duke Kodiam fir Anter-Suveren with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 884 million Gertzlings are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arlin. The average income tax rate is 62.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Akredinian economy, worth 101 trillion Soliduses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 114,276 Soliduses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Great Duke Kodiam fir Anter-Suveren has just been declared ruler of Akredina in an international press conference, on graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons, fixing attendance at women's matches is a matter of "when they go low, we go high... funding", and politicians spend more time in courtrooms than in Parliament. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Akredina's national animal is the Stellar Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Akredina is ranked 21,102^nd in the world and 420^th in Europe for Highest Food Quality, scoring 113.66 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.