The Democratic Republic of Archauss is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Bernhard Abel with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 3.343 billion Archaussians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Besicolitz city. The average income tax rate is 79.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Archaussian economy, worth 395 trillion Oods a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 118,431 Oods, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians "baring all" for the camera isn't always a figure of speech, a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, government leaders testify at international tribunals on why the sun went out, and pinkie promises are a matter of life and death. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Archauss's national animal is the Crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Archauss is ranked 304,424^th in the world and 2,459^th in the West Pacific for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -8.05 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.