The Federation of Artzoka is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Cerdinakz I with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.091 billion Artzosk are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Poradiznak. The average income tax rate is 66.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Artzok economy, worth 429 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 138,973 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

An increasing number of citizens believe the world is flat, no one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed, Cerdinakz I's Twitcher account is typically used to share falcon memes rather than government policy, and civil servants are no longer allowed to cross their t's. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Artzoka's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is none.

Artzoka is ranked 37,477^th in the world and 2,126^th in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 76 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.