The Federal States of New Argontinica is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Alex Danubier with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 1.247 billion New Argontinicians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jackbridge. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.5%.

The strong New Argontinican economy, worth 70.2 trillion Kuranziens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 56,287 Kuranziens, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

People are bored of easy crossword puzzles, the "blue screen of death" forces many trials to be either aborted or restarted, businesses are scrambling to adapt to the government's mandate that 'time and measurement no longer exist', and the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Argontinica's national animal is the Liberta Snake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholic.

New Argontinica is ranked 162,767^th in the world and 489^th in Concord for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 427.88 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.