The Armed Republic of Arkenite is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by axn with an even hand, and remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.072 billion Arkens 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic government prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Education, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aetheris. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 35.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Arkenitean economy, worth 149 trillion Arkens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 139,225 Arkens, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

A sophisticated government-sponsored breeding program creates normal people, the nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, government agents stalk the aisles of grocery stores for out-of-stock medications, and Arkenite isn't what it used to be. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arkenite's national animal is the Black Jaguar, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Arkenite is ranked 19,660^th in the world and 30^th in Union of Allied States for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 312.17 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.