The Federal Democratic Republic of Some People on Planet Arcadia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President Jerome M Harrell with a fair hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.613 billion Arcadians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pirth City. The average income tax rate is 80.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Some People on Planet Arcadian economy, worth 374 trillion Palatials a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 103,684 Palatials, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was "Pragmatism", tourists call Some People on Planet Arcadian beach towns "the fine coastline", the installation of street lights across remote goat tracks has left citizens bemused, and feuilletons can only be deciphered with a Galliennais dictionary. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Some People on Planet Arcadia's national animal is the Doarmir, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Not Available.

Some People on Planet Arcadia is ranked 23,791^st in the world and 4^th in Confederation of the Mediterranean for Largest Black Market, with 11.5 trillion Standard Monetary Units.