The Unitary Technocracy of Etoile Arcture is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Soledad Martin with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 42.309 billion Etolians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government prioritizes Industry, although Education, Defense, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Corinth. The average income tax rate is 4.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Etolian economy, worth an astonishing 11,848 trillion Simoleons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 280,048 Simoleons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits, business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions, the government is lending a hand to private industry, and the nation's new Mylab space station is notorious for being the loneliest place above the planet. Crime is totally unknown. Etoile Arcture's national animal is the Hirsute Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Etoile Arcture is ranked 4,807^th in the world and 3^rd in Nova for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 572.76 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.