The Kingdom of Ardok is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by King Vladimir Petrov with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working population of 4.979 billion Ardokians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ardok Central. The average income tax rate is 95.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Ardokian economy, worth 977 trillion Ardokian Rubles a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 196,284 Ardokian Rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

On graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons, government employees have reverted to carrier pigeon due to never-ending virus scans, Ardok Barrier Island residents anxiously await their 'Bridge to Somewhere', and up to 40% of voters can finally read the issues they're deciding on. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ardok's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Naturalism.

Ardok is ranked 242,076^th in the world and 3,631^st in The North Pacific for Most Extreme, scoring 8.71 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.