The Holy Empire of The Ark of Survival is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Bob with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and public floggings. The compassionate population of 2.673 billion Survivors of the Ark 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Ark. The average income tax rate is 75.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ark of Survivalian economy, worth 319 trillion Hexagons a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 119,675 Hexagons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Prisoners due for execution often use their final statement to complain about soggy bread rolls, lending money has become a major liability, jokes told in elementary school often come back to haunt politicians, and newlywed misogynists complain about their wives keeping their maiden names. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Ark of Survival's national animal is the Dodo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Ascension.

The Ark of Survival is ranked 8,401^st in the world and 232^nd in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 56.53 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.