The Republic of Archived is a mammoth, safe nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, otherworldly petting zoo, and keen interest in outer space. The quiet, industrious population of 7.914 billion Archivedians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 41.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Archivedian economy, worth 257 trillion archived books a year, is highly specialized and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 32,562 archived books, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Leader is too busy listening to praise to get any work done, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash, a little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass, and older citizens lament over the loss of law and order. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Archived's national animal is the archivists, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Archived is ranked 130,213^th in the world and 1^st in Archive for Most Corrupt Governments, with 7.22 kickbacks per hour.