The People's Republic of HMS Ancylus is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 5.248 billion HMS Ancylusians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.9%.

The HMS Ancylusian economy, worth 286 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Automobile Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 54,599 Delta Eagles, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash, prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present, and a tax exemption has created a new hunger for octogenarian millionaires dating women 60 years their younger. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. HMS Ancylus's national animal is the Kitsune, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

HMS Ancylus is ranked 55,640^th in the world and 1^st in The Wandering Desert for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 4,461.31 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.