The Most Serene Republic of Archytas is a titanic, socially progressive nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, otherworldly petting zoo, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 20.213 billion Archytasians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 59.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Archytasian economy, worth a remarkable 5,051 trillion Good Deeds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 249,922 Good Deeds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 902,149 per year while the poor average 49,459, a ratio of 18.2 to 1.

The nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months, the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, aspiring musicians couldn't give away their music if they tried, and life is somewhat repetitive. Crime is totally unknown. Archytas's national animal is the Pegasus, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Archytas is ranked 314,283^rd in the world and 183^rd in Karma for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 21.68 on the Bus Surprisal Index.