The City of Banda Aceh is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.346 billion Banda Acehians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.6%.

The Banda Acehian economy, worth 101 trillion rupees a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Gambling. Average income is 43,248 rupees, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Banda Aceh's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Banda Aceh is ranked 122,849^th in the world and 53^rd in Philippines for Safest, scoring 71.99 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.