The Republic of Achlos is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 1.425 billion Achlosians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lake City. The average income tax rate is 77.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Achlosian economy, worth 144 trillion Achlosian Coppers 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 significant contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 101,687 Achlosian Coppers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

SPAM is illegal but spam is everywhere, Maxtopian villagers starve by the time Achlosian officials even file the appropriate paperwork needed to help them, people make a career out of medical voyeurism, and suburban backyards are seized by the government and turned into national parks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Achlos's national animal is the Haast Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is None.

Achlos is ranked 10,275^th in the world and 32^nd in Conch Kingdom for Healthiest Citizens, with 14.65 bananas ingested per day.