The People's Republic of Artotzkan is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Chancellor with an even hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.636 billion Artotzkanians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Leningrad. The average income tax rate is 88.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Artotzkanian economy, worth 648 trillion Artotzkanian dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 97,699 Artotzkanian dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tax-payers are funding ever more extravagant movie projects, military information leaks are **REDACTED** by **REDACTED** in **REDACTED**, the long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand, and third world countries are rich in "I Love Leningrad" t-shirts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Artotzkan's national animal is the Artotzkanian Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Artotzkan is ranked 220,941^st in the world and 934^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Patriotic, with 4.09 flags saluted per person per day.