The Federal Republic of StickofArk is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Stix with a fair hand, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, frequent executions, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 1.893 billion Arkians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arc. The average income tax rate is 92.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient StickofArkian economy, worth 268 trillion Sticks a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 141,911 Sticks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure, the government is under the thumb of countless special interests, police officers find government bureaucracy more terrifying than most serial killers, and voting for pro-Bigtopian candidates is voluntary. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. StickofArk's national animal is the Stickbug, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Stickianity.

StickofArk is ranked 293,655^th in the world and 2,446^th in the West Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 21.72 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.