The Knights of Polaris of Ardentus is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by The Immortal with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, digital currency, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, cheerful population of 19.847 billion Ardentians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Polaris. The average income tax rate is 93.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ardentusian economy, worth a remarkable 3,376 trillion Caps a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 170,148 Caps, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

No one questions why the chicken crossed the road anymore, death is nobody's business, fraternities are rejoicing at government-subsidized partying, and cultural heritage is measured in Scoville Heat Units. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ardentus's national animal is the Radstag, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Auroranism.

Ardentus is ranked 4,679^th in the world and 3^rd in The Fallout Wasteland for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 18,129.83 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.