The Republic of Arctic Tern is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Eskimo with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, ubiquitous missile silos, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 2.347 billion Arctic Ternians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ice. The average income tax rate is 25.8%.

The thriving Arctic Ternian economy, worth 167 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,276 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Medical experts advise that those claiming to be medical experts are probably fraudsters, a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, private businesses are paving paradises to put up parking lots, and internet moderators work overtime to remove memes comparing Eskimo to cartoon bears. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arctic Tern's national animal is the Arctic Tern and its national religion is Snowblind.

Arctic Tern is ranked 101,116^th in the world and 37^th in Christmas for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,985.59 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.