The Republic of Arveek is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Wander with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, conspicuous electricity pylons, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 1.573 billion Arvíkians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Havnvik. The average income tax rate is 89.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Arvíkian economy, worth 188 trillion Arvíkian krónas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 119,753 Arvíkian krónas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's a literal nanny state for the legions of children taken by social services, the 'Museum Of Stuff We Stole' is a tourist favourite, viewers get headaches from trying to read the screen full of small print warnings that precede most TV shows, and funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arveek's national animal is the Arctic fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arveek is ranked 267,310^th in the world and 616^th in Europe for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -5.06 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.