The Federal Stratocracy of Arstungry is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the Federal Council with a fair hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, digital currency, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 5.073 billion Arstungrians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arstmark. The average income tax rate is 92.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Arstungryian economy, worth a remarkable 1,045 trillion ARTS a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 206,065 ARTS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Government officials have to mortgage their homes to make ends meet, exceptionally healthy police officers can sprint after crooks for hours on end, cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes, and the Party has more splits than a yo-yo dieter's trousers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arstungry's national animal is the Snake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arstungry is ranked 11,035^th in the world and 399^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 8,562.56 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.