The Free Land of Acorn Acre is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Silky with a fair hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.993 billion Squirrels love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Tallest Tree. The average income tax rate is 76.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Squirrel economy, worth 391 trillion Acorns 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 major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 65,264 Acorns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Flu research is commonly shut down for fear of creating a superbug, flight attendants rip down curtains with revolutionary fervor, collisions between bicycles and carnival floats are on the rise, and reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Acorn Acre's national animal is the Squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Acorn Acre is ranked 305,472^nd in the world and 6^th in The Forest for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -14.07 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.