The Republic of Artimasia is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by President Virgil with a fair hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.197 billion Artimasians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Thule. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Artimasian economy, worth a remarkable 1,588 trillion Denarii a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 155,777 Denarii, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The child of a rich parent flip-flops between decadence and poverty, only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations, one can wake up in Artimasia and have breakfast in Bigtopia, and people say that cubists are rubbish because they can't draw faces. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Artimasia's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Artimasia is ranked 264,163^rd in the world and 11^th in Oatland for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.84 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.