The Republic of Achbied is a large, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 192 million Achbiedis enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 23.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Achbiedian economy, worth 9.89 trillion BIDS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Retail, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,514 BIDS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign policy is mostly just to smile and hope for the best, metal detectors have been banned after a bottle cap caused a riot at the beach, bread-gangs raid restaurant waste bins to stockpile uneaten rolls, and traffic cops spend most of their work-hours calculating citizens' monthly income. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Achbied's national animal is the Hamster, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Achbied is ranked 243,494^th in the world and 82^nd in The Pacifica for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 28.62 on the Bus Surprisal Index.