The Union Republic of Arcturus Novus is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Tertius Quirinus Maro with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, rampant corporate plagiarism, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 31.563 billion Arcturans 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 enormous, liberal government prioritizes Education, with Social Policy, Environment, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Veri. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Arcturan economy, worth a remarkable 6,977 trillion aurs 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 led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 221,054 aurs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives, diplomats miss flights while wandering Veri Airport's endless art maze, entomologists flock to Veri for its remarkable gadfly population, and nude art is becoming wildly popular. Crime is totally unknown. Arcturus Novus's national animal is the Arcturan valehound, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Arcturan Orthodoxy.

Arcturus Novus is ranked 3,037^th in the world and 52^nd in The Communist Bloc for Highest Poor Incomes, with 193,438.06 Standard Monetary Units.