The Rogue Nation of Ancron is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, state-planned economy, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 224 million Ancrons are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 65.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Ancronian economy, worth 16.6 trillion Ancrests a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Soda Sales. Average income is 74,300 Ancrests, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Editorials that criticize the government are legally obligated to display the "pants on fire" warning, almost all of the nation's water is piped into the country from abroad for exorbitant prices, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps, and octogenarian swimsuit models insist that they've still got it. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ancron's national animal is the Andean Condor, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ancron is ranked 118,087^th in the world and 44^th in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,168.23 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.