The Parliamentary Republic of Arcrovia is a huge, orderly nation, ruled by Secretary Dundee IX with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, digital currency, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 805 million Arcrovians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kin city. The average income tax rate is 42.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Arcrovian economy, worth 103 trillion Tulus a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 128,499 Tulus, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

There is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality, hiding wrinkles with make-up is illegal, Kin city's back alleys are rife with sausage eating, and motorcycle riders are required to wear so much gear they've been nicknamed "Stay Pufts". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arcrovia's national animal is the Stingray, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Arcrovia is ranked 115,536^th in the world and 284^th in Europe for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 2,467.41 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.