The United Kingdom of Arghansek is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working population of 686 million Arghansekians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Truro. The average income tax rate is 28.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Arghansekian economy, worth 49.6 trillion silvers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is 72,249 silvers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Neon signs promoting safe driving often distract drivers, a handful of megacorporations own every "craft brewery" in the nation, the number of students attending university has reached a record high, and collisions between bicycles and carnival floats are on the rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Arghansek's national animal is the silverbird, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Arghansek is ranked 203,812^th in the world and 614^th in Talonia for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,311.77 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.