The Fédération Unie of North Arkana is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by le Conseil National with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, parental licensing program, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate population of 27.703 billion Arkanans 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 Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Union Central-Nouveau Brezen. The average income tax rate is 99.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Arkanan economy, worth a remarkable 8,950 trillion ARCS a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 323,105 ARCS, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dozens of viewers go online to hear whether a comma has been added to Clause 5 in Subsection B of Law 58375, citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over North Arkana, politicians and casino owners who so much as wander into the same room are arrested on the spot, and 'Totally Not Partisan News' is a line item on the government budget. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Arkana's national animal is the Goshawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

North Arkana is ranked 855^th in the world and 31^st in The North Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 279.46 quips per hour.