The United Empire of Argent is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Deraj with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 29.29 billion Argentians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zvezda. The average income tax rate is 91.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Argentian economy, worth an astonishing 11,897 trillion kovatis a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Tourism, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 406,187 kovatis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest national park is visited by more sharks than people, airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism, the number of eyes rolled per maths lesson is increasing exponentially, and sports club owners are having a moneyball. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Argent's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Cult of Idolima.

Argent is ranked 47,514^th in the world and 1^st in Nova Asiana for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 21,081.44 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.