The Totalitarian State of Akarksben is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Goddard with an iron fist, and notable for its strictly enforced bedtime, free-roaming dinosaurs, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.36 billion Benians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order and Administration also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The PanAsian Conclave. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 52.2%.

The thriving Abenian economy, worth 942 trillion bentls a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 112,761 bentls, with the richest citizens earning 8.1 times as much as the poorest.

Forest fires have dropped dramatically as there are hardly any forests left, jumping in puddles after rainstorms has become an indoor activity, Loud Patriotic Music Day has been ranked the seventh best new holiday of the year, and national robo-pastors have declared 42 to be the answer to all our woes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Akarksben's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is New Order.

Akarksben is ranked 14,153^rd in the world and 1^st in Woodland Creatures for Largest Black Market, with 310 trillion Standard Monetary Units.