The Armed Citizenry of Arkos1 is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by A Council of 500 with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, frequent executions, and flagrant waste-dumping. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 12.477 billion Arkosians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Annuminas. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Arkos1ian economy, worth a remarkable 3,730 trillion Gold credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 298,998 Gold credits, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.

A lot of number one hits are straight cover versions, residents of ageing concrete tower blocks have vital renovation work stopped by Brutalism enthusiasts, commercial jingles have been ham-handedly forced into world renowned symphonies, and older citizens lament over the loss of law and order. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Arkos1's national animal is the Martial Bison, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Angel of Security Beatrice.

Arkos1 is ranked 145,125^th in the world and 40^th in Sphere of Conservative Republics for Safest, scoring 64.3 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.