The Republic of Arik Armstead is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning beaver population. The quiet, industrious population of 1.669 billion Arik Armsteadians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 20.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Arik Armsteadian economy, worth 67.9 trillion kronor a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,708 kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, genetic researchers have been expelled, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, and pet loving officers arrest citizens who don't give their dogs enough biscuits. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arik Armstead's national animal is the beaver.

Arik Armstead is ranked 40,146^th in the world and 1,282^nd in Suspicious for Most Primitive, scoring 62.45 on the Scary Big Number Scale.