The Empire of Acronis is a massive, genial nation, ruled by King Mital II with a fair hand, and renowned for its closed borders, state-planned economy, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 3.466 billion Acronians 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 Defense, Environment, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zaram. The average income tax rate is 78.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Acronian economy, worth 191 trillion Nashdats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is 55,294 Nashdats, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, the family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year, the nation is under martial law, and dozens of additional foreign policy specialists have been sent to the country's WA Mission. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Acronis's national animal is the parrot, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Akronism.

Acronis is ranked 91,515^th in the world and 3,623^rd in The East Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 55,294.87 Standard Monetary Units.