The Republic of The Antares army is a tiny, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 10 million Antares armyians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.1%.

The strong Antares armyian economy, worth 648 billion Antarians a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Uranium Mining, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 64,825 Antarians, with the richest citizens earning 8.7 times as much as the poorest.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public and TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The Antares army's national animal is the bullpup, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

The Antares army is ranked 159,791^st in the world and 140^th in Lesbian for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,271.93 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.