The Empire of Argavan is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and national health service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 763 million Argavanians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 24.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Argavanian economy, worth 112 trillion Gold Standards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 146,654 Gold Standards, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 676,631 per year while the poor average 19,213, a ratio of 35.2 to 1.

Foreign policy is based upon the principle of sieve and take, fat-shaming is now public policy, the black market offers sweet deals, and the Federal Council of Argavan has been announced as the new Head of State. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Argavan's national animal is the Vulture, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Argavan is ranked 72,515^th in the world and 257^th in Concord for Most Extensive Civil Rights, with 70.17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Units.