The Expansive Empire of Archen Federation is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Scolari with an iron fist, and remarkable for its digital currency, anti-smoking policies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.629 billion Archonians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stahlgate. The average income tax rate is 85.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Archonian economy, worth a remarkable 2,284 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 264,801 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Political commentators say that Emperor Scolari's fruitcake plans are about to go pear-shaped, the blind lead the blind in social welfare, trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy, and owning a really cute pet is grounds for immediate investigation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Archen Federation's national animal is the Archonian Timber Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of the Hallowed Solar.

Archen Federation is ranked 3,080^th in the world and 5^th in Carcassonne for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 75,271.93 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.