The Democratic Republic of Ardok is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Anthony Lecter with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, ubiquitous missile silos, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 798 million Ardokians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Suhl. The average income tax rate is 77.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Ardokian economy, worth 89.8 trillion Ardokian leks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 112,528 Ardokian leks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Graverobbers claim they're acting within the interest of 'scientific preservation', stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues, teenage male videogamers often suffer repetitive strain wrist injuries, and refugees from other nations are flocking to Ardok's border. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ardok's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ardok is ranked 16,669^th in the world and 445^th in The North Pacific for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 7,819.79 on the Gilded Widget Scale.