The Armed Republic of Akstakasko is a mammoth, efficient nation, renowned for its infamous sell-swords, unlimited-speed roads, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 5.64 billion Akstakaskoans 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, moralistic government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 32.8%.

The all-consuming Akstakaskoan economy, worth 666 trillion irugs a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 118,145 irugs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 334,559 per year while the poor average 33,357, a ratio of 10.0 to 1.

Students are explicitly allowed to write answers on their forearms before exams, male med students learning female anatomy do so with their eyes tightly closed, the digital money revolution has cashed out, and looting and pillaging are now considered vital intelligence-gathering activities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Akstakasko's national animal is the bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Akstakasko is ranked 104,236^th in the world and 5,665^th in Lazarus for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,188.72 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.