The Republic of Artonacan is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.523 billion Artonacanians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 50.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Artonacanian economy, worth 116 trillion yen 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 Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 76,252 yen, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It's widely agreed that to tennis players love means nothing, extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals, supervisors in Artonacan commonly tie bells on their necks to alert employees of their presence, and young people suspect their parents might be a little bit stupid. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Artonacan's national animal is the Adder, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Artonacan is ranked 186,033^rd in the world and 30^th in Colonia Apollonis for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring 1,300.68 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.