The Republic of Argonne is a huge, pleasant nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, restrictive gun laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 443 million Argonnaises are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lemont. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.3%.

The strong Argonnais economy, worth 25.8 trillion francs a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Gambling, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 58,207 francs, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, being Leader has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, and Argonne has designated Lemont as its capital city. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Argonne's national animal is the fox, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Argonne is ranked 29,875^th in the world and 6^th in Terranova for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 5,370.71 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.