The United Empire of United Antarctican Union is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by United Emperor Octantis I Antarctonidius with an iron fist, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.354 billion Antarcticans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Law & Order, and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arcturus. The average income tax rate is 41.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong United Antarctican Unionian economy, worth 195 trillion Units a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 82,875 Units, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Religious bigotry and a fear of outsiders have replaced religious studies in schools, the media seems excessively interested in what United Emperor Octantis I Antarctonidius is wearing this season, napalm is the tool of choice for disabling eco-unfriendly forestry operations, and the United Antarctican Unionian war navy contains an oddly large number of luxury yachts and cruise liners. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. United Antarctican Union's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

United Antarctican Union is ranked 24,984^th in the world and 1^st in Astaryx for Most Cultured, scoring 86 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.