The Federal Republic of South Artenia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Mark Artonov with a fair hand, and remarkable for its national health service, infamous sell-swords, and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 4.167 billion Artenians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Agletsk. The average income tax rate is 70.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient South Artenian economy, worth 645 trillion South Artenian Rubles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 154,900 South Artenian Rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Living well is no longer the best kind of revenge, a burger chain recently changed its name to Mack Donaldz for legal reasons, children grow up long before the paperwork for their lemonade stands can be sorted out, and motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. South Artenia's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Orthodox Christianity.

South Artenia is ranked 37,843^rd in the world and 445^th in the Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 33.51 flags saluted per person per day.