The Republic of Arksun is a massive, genial nation, notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.734 billion Arksunians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 54.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Arksunian economy, worth 113 trillion Pound Sterlings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 30,446 Pound Sterlings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreign policy is to avoid standing up to bullies, soldiers are equipped with multi-million Pound Sterling battlesuits, the latest guided missile cruiser "Ship-1642" has received precisely zero column inches in the press, and the government is ignoring the latest terrorist atrocities in Arksun City for fear of causing a fuss. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arksun's national animal is the Titmouse , which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arksun is ranked 270,526^th in the world and 4,703^rd in The East Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -52.44 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.