The Republic of Achlos is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, soft-spoken computers, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate population of 1.442 billion Achlosians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lake City. The average income tax rate is 78.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Achlosian economy, worth 149 trillion Achlosian Coppers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 103,456 Achlosian Coppers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Young criminals are told they'll go to bed without supper if they do it again, war vets look after war animals, anti-government web sites are springing up, and children are disappointed to learn that cavemen never had a yabba-dabba-doo time riding dinosaurs to work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Achlos's national animal is the Haast Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is None.

Achlos is ranked 145,592^nd in the world and 208^th in Conch Kingdom for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -2 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.