The Empire of Aconis is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 62 million Aconisians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 8.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Aconisian economy, worth 2.59 trillion casias a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Gambling, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,765 casias, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

A well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, and the central politburo bears the fruits of everyone's labor. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Aconis's national animal is the emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aconis is ranked 251,089^th in the world and 178^th in Lesbian for Highest Average Incomes, with 41,765.32 Standard Monetary Units.