The Disputed Territories of Academic is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by The Professor with a fair hand, and notable for its burgeoning cat population. The democratic population of 26.326 billion Academicians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Spirituality, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Academic City. The average income tax rate is 42.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Academician economy, worth 594 trillion Euros a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 22,596 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, Nihilism has been named as Academic's national religion, Academic has designated Academic City as its capital city, and The Professor has just been declared ruler of Academic in an international press conference. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Academic's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Nihilism.

Academic is ranked 135,791^st in the world and 3^rd in mep for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 42 on the Kitten Softness Rating.