The Republic of Akutama is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Ash Benteen with an iron fist, and notable for its parental licensing program, public floggings, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 13.526 billion Akutamen 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 juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Akutama City. The average income tax rate is 50.0%.

The powerhouse Akutaman economy, worth a remarkable 1,500 trillion Sliding Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 110,936 Sliding Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Priests pray to Ash Benteen for regulatory approval, a girl's success in life is often linked to her performance in beauty pageants, the end of communism came with retail rather than revolution, and children who believe in the tooth fairy are frequently shipped off to Bigtopia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Akutama's national animal is the Amanojaku, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Graph.

Akutama is ranked 318,528^th in the world and 11^th in The Slide Countries for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 13.83 on the Kitten Softness Rating.