The Free Land of Arctantica is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Dathorrh with a fair hand, and notable for its public floggings, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The democratic, devout population of 24.698 billion Arctanticans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Spirituality, and Public Transport also on the agenda, while International Aid receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Farror Harthwarhrn. The average income tax rate is 53.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Arctantican economy, worth 988 trillion therms a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,019 therms, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

King Dathorrh has just been declared ruler of Arctantica in an international press conference, the well-to-do in Uroca are never on time for important appointments, groups of government workers are declared protected tribes if they venture too deep into the Capitol, and government statisticians explain census inaccuracies by declaring that "Sith happens". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arctantica's national animal is the antipolar bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Way of the Bear.

Arctantica is ranked 44,318^th in the world and 2^nd in Uroca for Most Beautiful Environments, with 717.28 pounds of wildlife per square mile.