The Empire of Arachnidian empire is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Empress Manylimbs with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, complete lack of public education, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 10.856 billion Arachnidian empireans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Webitania. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.7%.

The thriving Arachnidian empirean economy, worth 799 trillion Webs a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 73,668 Webs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 230,164 per year while the poor average 18,096, a ratio of 12.7 to 1.

Coffee cups have grown in size to accommodate the huge ingredients list, it is typical to be greeted by a string of curse words in Arachnidian empirean restaurants, Empress Manylimbs has been self-declared as the Most Supreme Magnificent Overlord of Everything You Ever Saw, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Arachnidian empire's national animal is the Flies and its national religion is Webbism.

Arachnidian empire is ranked 111,510^th in the world and 4^th in Wealth for Most Corrupt Governments, with 9.58 kickbacks per hour.