The Unholy Black Dominion of Arcterus is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Prime Executor with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, complete lack of prisons, and complete absence of social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 32.002 billion Arcterrans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Healthcare, and Industry also on the agenda, while Law & Order and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Installation Heliopolis. The average income tax rate is 96.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Arcterian economy, worth a remarkable 5,316 trillion Sticks 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. 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 an impressive 166,144 Sticks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians tend to speak more loudly and slowly these days, agriculture is heavily subsidized by the government, The Prime Executor is famed for giving great back rubs, and political talk shows often have children as guests whenever they need commentary on world religions. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Arcterus's national animal is the Lazy Stoned Monk, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Arcterus is ranked 1,150^th in the world and 5^th in Yggdrasil for Largest Black Market, with 7,487 trillion Standard Monetary Units.