The Democratic Republic of Ardangarh is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Emergency Council with a fair hand, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, compulsory vegetarianism, and parental licensing program. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.221 billion Ardanis love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ardhaneshwarabashi. The average income tax rate is 81.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ardangarhian economy, worth 378 trillion Kinoes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 117,360 Kinoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery, turning the other cheek is accompanied by a polite letter of complaint, prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present, and the government is proudly free of crabs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ardangarh's national animal is the Kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ardangarh is ranked 210,749^th in the world and 35^th in RGBN for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 615.77 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.