Location: Europe

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Most Serene Republic of The sons of Acheon is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Acheon with an even hand, and remarkable for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate population of 2.354 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, the Environment, and Law & Order. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Achen. The average income tax rate is 96%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of The sons of Acheon's radio stations, citizens select which government department gets their income tax Levs each year, and euthanasia is illegal. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The sons of Acheon's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, its national religion is the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, and its currency is the Lev.

The sons of Acheon is ranked 496th in Europe and 100,368th in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring -44 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and