The Empire of Acul0n is a large, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, cynical population of 56 million Acul0nians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The tiny, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Welfare, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.7%.

The very strong Acul0nian economy, worth 3.71 trillion fageys 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 Automobile Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 66,239 fageys, with the richest citizens earning 8.8 times as much as the poorest.

Married couples must call each other "darling" or risk a fine, military spending is on the increase, punitive tariffs protect local industry, and elected officials often serve for decades in a single term. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Acul0n's national animal is the crow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Acul0n is ranked 110,192^nd in the world and 26^th in New Chesapeake for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 81.24 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.