The People's Confederation of Arsa is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Premier Nadezhda Kuznetsova with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, complete lack of prisons, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic population of 7.315 billion Arsans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tashana. The average income tax rate is 99.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Arsan economy, worth a remarkable 1,701 trillion Arks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 232,587 Arks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Autumn landscape paintings feature men stripping leaves from bare branches with a vacuum, dubiously qualified East Lebatuckese doctors prescribe ice baths as a treatment for pneumonia, lovesick people are told 'it's not them, it's you', and good-looking soldier boys have celebrity status amongst the nation's homosexuals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arsa's national animal is the Steppe Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Arsa is ranked 12,820^th in the world and 438^th in The Communist Bloc for Nicest Citizens, with 28.74 average smiles per day.