The United Socialist States of Nova Arcania is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Marshal Fallstar with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, ban on automobiles, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3 billion Nova Arcanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Undermountain. The average income tax rate is 90.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nova Arcanian economy, worth 481 trillion gps a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 160,628 gps, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Annulments are on the rise as couples discover their ancestors were born in the same hospitals, sales of trenchcoats are on the rise, government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy, and the official Nova Arcanian Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nova Arcania's national animal is the ankheg, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nova Arcania is ranked 215,853^rd in the world and 8,032^nd in The North Pacific for Most Armed, with 0.18 Weapons Per Person.