The Democratic Republic of Arkorja is a small, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 29 million Arkorjans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 24.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Arkorjan economy, worth 1.27 trillion Akorjan Akvoes a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 43,771 Akorjan Akvoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Flu research is commonly shut down for fear of creating a superbug, people can get away with murder these days, the number of students attending university has reached a record high, and tourists need only sign on the dotted line to become citizens. Crime is totally unknown. Arkorja's national animal is the dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arkorja is ranked 102,318^th in the world and 3,277^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.