The Ancien Régime of Akdulj is a mammoth, cultured nation, renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, infamous sell-swords, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 9.059 billion Al-Akduljikla are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Igaersta. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 52.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Al-Akdulji economy, worth a remarkable 2,263 trillion doubloons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 249,848 doubloons, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,038,398 per year while the poor average 6,629, a ratio of 307 to 1.

Tourist operators promise visitors tours of live burning shipwrecks and plane crash sites, the nation's most popular sport is sabotaging foreigners' hopes and dreams, the "boy who cried wolf" policy makes sick people reluctant to call an ambulance, and having only one wallet stolen in a day is considered a cause for celebration. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Akdulj's national animal is the Chihuahua, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Akdulj is ranked 327,080^th in the world and 112^th in Sancturia for Least Corrupt Governments, with 18.21 percentage of bribes refused.