The Federation of Acara Shuran Mountainous Dictatorship is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 390 million Acara Shuran Mountainous Dictatorshipians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 47.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Acara Shuran Mountainous Dictatorshipian economy, worth 8.27 trillion Najakon Khazars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 21,215 Najakon Khazars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy', the tenet of free speech is held dear, extreme political groups are outlawed, and voting is compulsory. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Acara Shuran Mountainous Dictatorship's national animal is the Great Whale.

Acara Shuran Mountainous Dictatorship is ranked 212,458^th in the world and 3,750^th in Balder for Fattest Citizens, with 9.21 Obesity Rate.