The Ethereal Empire of Arthropyria is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor Talong Mantisimus with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, free-roaming dinosaurs, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, democratic population of 8.246 billion Arthropods are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Incepion. The average income tax rate is 97.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Arthropyrian economy, worth a remarkable 1,549 trillion Aracheons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 187,923 Aracheons, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Prime real estate is devoted to wind farms and solar energy generators, cops shout apologies with every swing of their baton, straitjackets are a common religious garb, and a popular saying is "a chicken for every pot and an abortion clinic on every street". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arthropyria's national animal is the Ohmu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Entomolity.

Arthropyria is ranked 285,467^th in the world and 4,034^th in the Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -15.26 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.