The Socialist Federation of Arkuta is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Ivan Kuznetsov with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and parental licensing program. The compassionate population of 2.358 billion Arkutans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Voldestok. The average income tax rate is 65.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Arkutan economy, worth 150 trillion kets a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 63,829 kets, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles, Ivan Kuznetsov's reputation is hard as nails, Max Barry is this year's Miss Arkuta, and telling someone to 'break a leg' is considered a criminal inducement to self harm. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arkuta's national animal is the Gyrfalcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Arkuta is ranked 56,019^th in the world and 9^th in Bethsaida for Lowest Crime Rates, with 75.27 law-abiding acts per hour.