The Democratic Republic of Aqua Regia Lakes is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, pith helmet sales, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 4.45 billion Aqua Regia Lakesians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with International Aid and Spirituality not funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Reagent. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.7%.

The very strong Aqua Regia Lakesian economy, worth 300 trillion Dissolved Golds a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 67,601 Dissolved Golds, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 426,193 per year while the poor average 4,497, a ratio of 94.8 to 1.

People are often woken up by rubbish music, populations of two-headed Tardigrades have been found around recently-uncovered archaeological sites, a shocking number of estate planners are beneficiaries of their clients' wills, and Mr Happy's Funland has just been named Aqua Regia Lakes's new capital. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Aqua Regia Lakes's national animal is the Tardigrade, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Aqua Regia Lakes is ranked 148,246^th in the world and 12^th in Save Our Planet for Largest Populations, with 4.45 billion capita.