The Federal States of New Argontinica is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Alex Danubier with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, zero percent divorce rate, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 1.307 billion New Argontinicians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jackbridge. The average income tax rate is 42.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong New Argontinican economy, worth 70.6 trillion Kuranziens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 54,002 Kuranziens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Pharmacists increasingly claim they are morally obligated to take long lunches, there are no more heroes any more, Loud Patriotic Music Day has been ranked the seventh best new holiday of the year, and it is technically inaccurate to call the dead 'worm food'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Argontinica's national animal is the Liberta Snake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholic.

New Argontinica is ranked 12,469^th in the world and 35^th in Concord for Safest, scoring 118.39 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.