The Dictatorship of Aconia is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, rampant corporate plagiarism, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 273 million Aconians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 51.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Aconian economy, worth 23.0 trillion scalars 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, Tourism, and Information Technology. 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 84,252 scalars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Spoiler warnings are now given out before political speeches, the most popular stadium acts are one-off performances, military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description, and people often get liposuction to reduce their air fares. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aconia's national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Aconia is ranked 46,739^th in the world and 9^th in Hive for Most Patriotic, with 33.31 flags saluted per person per day.