The Confederacy of Ardagan Compendium is a tiny, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Nightingale population. The hard-working population of 12 million Ardagan Compendiumians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 10.4%.

The Ardagan Compendiumian economy, worth 646 billion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Automobile Manufacturing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 53,916 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low. Ardagan Compendium's national animal is the Nightingale, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Ardagan Compendium is ranked 100,267^th in the world and 6^th in Starbound for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 3,332.35 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.