The Kingdom of Arthropol is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Prime Minister Claire Alard with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 6.827 billion Arthropolians 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 large government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Healthcare, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arthropol City. The average income tax rate is 95.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Arthropolian economy, worth a remarkable 1,083 trillion euros a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 158,646 euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Factories are regularly demolished to make way for low-cost housing areas, there is a dearth of space for new houses, foreign governments are threatened if they so much as mention the word "election", and the new Liquor Legitimacy Office is besieged with job applications from people who have experience in "statistical sampling methods". Crime is totally unknown. Arthropol's national animal is the golden eagle and gallic rooster, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Laïcité.

Arthropol is ranked 4,212^th in the world and 1^st in Fraternal Union of States for Least Corrupt Governments, with 95.3 Percentage Of Bribes Refused.