The Republic of New Arcyrus is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its national health service, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 778 million New Arcyrusians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.9%.

The thriving New Arcyrusian economy, worth 48.7 trillion NACS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 62,598 NACS, with the richest citizens earning 9.5 times as much as the poorest.

Yawning is a sure sign of unemployment, people think garlic bread counts as one of their "five a day", remote-control hang-gliding scarecrows patrol the skies to keep songbirds from leaving the nation's borders, and primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. New Arcyrus's national animal is the Fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

New Arcyrus is ranked 203,416^th in the world and 311^th in Starlight for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,330.71 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.