The Federal Republic of Arcriea is a massive, genial nation, ruled by High Consul Arthur Leutenetia with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, national health service, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.588 billion Arcrieans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arcranopolis. The average income tax rate is 89.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Arcriean economy, worth 618 trillion Arcran Units a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 134,801 Arcran Units, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People who have had childhood imaginary friends are told they can't ever be trusted with guns, up to 40% of voters can finally read the issues they're deciding on, tipsy fans frequently invite themselves to the board meetings of sports clubs, and excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arcriea's national animal is the Arcriean Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secularism.

Arcriea is ranked 11,232^nd in the world and 510^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 384.68 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.