The Free Land of Acquaverde is a fledgling, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working population of 6 million Acquaverdeans enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.8%.

The very strong Acquaverdean economy, worth 401 billion kronor a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Retail. Average income is 66,797 kronor, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 190,161 per year while the poor average 18,721, a ratio of 10.2 to 1.

Birth rates have hit an all-time low, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps, colonels love the smell of trash in the morning, and all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Acquaverde's national animal is the wolf.

Acquaverde is ranked 241,169^th in the world and 632^nd in The Leftist Assembly for Highest Poor Incomes, with 18,721.16 Standard Monetary Units.