The Empire of Artannia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Empress Maria Artannina III with an even hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, rampant corporate plagiarism, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 9.181 billion Artanns enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Artanna. The average income tax rate is 79.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Artannian economy, worth a remarkable 1,283 trillion Dynnars a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 139,834 Dynnars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, the Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet, online weather reports are predicting five years of glorious sunshine for Artannia, and life is short but human kindness is endless. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Artannia's national animal is the Artannian Winged Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Artannian Orthodoxy.

Artannia is ranked 13,581^st in the world and 12^th in Equiterra for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 9,701.34 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.