The Eternal Republic of Arkapothosis is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Ethan Blackfield with a fair hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.551 billion Arkapothosisians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Enterprise. The average income tax rate is 84.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Arkapothosisian economy, worth a remarkable 1,588 trillion Petrodollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Tourism. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 166,329 Petrodollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Volunteers are signing up to take arms against an incursion of flesh-eating zombies (Arkapothosis has found 1 easter egg), taxmen are issued platinum-cap designer boots to kick bankrupted Arkapothosisians when they're down, scientists pester asteroids with probes until they go away, and dissing one's former country is a prerequisite to apply for Arkapothosisian citizenship. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arkapothosis's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Church of the Third Hytoth.

Arkapothosis is ranked 12,591^st in the world and 5^th in The Union of Democratic States for Largest Black Market, with 373 trillion Standard Monetary Units.