The Unforgiving Cold of Arctic Lands is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Andrey Bunkernyy with an even hand, and remarkable for its soft-spoken computers, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 2.063 billion Arctisans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Moscow. The average income tax rate is 97.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Arctisian economy, worth 369 trillion labor vouchers 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 dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 179,016 labor vouchers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

If there's something strange in your neighborhood you call Brancaland, a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, builders across Arctic Lands are blocked up with orders for new public loos, and hiding wrinkles with make-up is illegal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arctic Lands's national animal is the Double-headed Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Luxizism.

Arctic Lands is ranked 8,755^th in the world and 237^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,725.4 pounds of wildlife per square mile.