The Democratic States of Artemiis is a large, cultured nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 188 million Artemiisians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 8.8%.

The Artemiisian economy, worth 10.3 trillion kronor a year, is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Average income is 54,690 kronor , and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government is notorious for leaving citizens with almost nothing from their inheritance, citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, riot police are stationed around paintings of violent protestors, and schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students. Crime is relatively low. Artemiis's national animal is the horse , which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Artemiis is ranked 122,437^th in the world and 121^st in Benigtopia for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,179.4 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.