The Empire of Arcanais is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Archin Astor Potrian with an iron fist, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, free-roaming dinosaurs, and vat-grown people. The compassionate, cynical population of 3.367 billion Arcanians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mythcairn. The average income tax rate is 97.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Arcanian economy, worth 709 trillion Manas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 210,652 Manas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life, you don't need a smoking gun to arrest someone for promoting guns, the new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, and nations that kill an Arcanian can expect a strongly worded letter. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arcanais's national animal is the Griffin, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Violet order.

Arcanais is ranked 6,813^th in the world and 6^th in Confederation of Corrupt Dictators for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 57.82 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.