The Federation of Arcenel is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 317 million Arcenelians 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, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arcen Hive. The average income tax rate is 52.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Arcenelian economy, worth 9.09 trillion Clawnotes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 28,674 Clawnotes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The armed forces insist that UFOs aren't real... yet, there's nothing quite like Arcenelian nightlife, clothing with a scarlet S is popular among repentant body shamers, and a favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arcenel's national animal is the Dire Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arcenel is ranked 115,425^th in the world and 244^th in Starlight for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 692.35 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.