The Democratic States of East Arkamus is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 18 million East Arkamusians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 71.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case East Arkamusian economy, worth 195 billion monedas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 10,876 monedas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreign visitors who show an interest in East Arkamusian politics are immediately deported, midnight raids drag couples from their homes in the name of decency, East Arkamus's free colleges struggle to maintain standards in the face of overwhelming demand, and empty grain elevators are used to store foreign nuclear warheads instead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. East Arkamus's national animal is the brown bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

East Arkamus is ranked 302,272^nd in the world and 3,709^th in the South Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -9.06 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.