The Democratic States of Aquanell is a massive, genial nation, ruled by aqua with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.206 billion Aquans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Charista. The average income tax rate is 95.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Aquan economy, worth 590 trillion dollars a year, is highly specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 140,302 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy, political clichés like "band-aid solutions" and "adrenaline shots to the economy" are headed for the dumpster, and brave curators do battle with disorganised government libraries. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aquanell's national animal is the raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is none in particular.

Aquanell is ranked 2,239^th in the world and 1^st in The Bar on the corner of every region for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 9,333.08 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.