The Unholy Black Dominion of Arcterus is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Prime Executor with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, rampant corporate plagiarism, and complete absence of social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 32.067 billion Arcterrans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Education, although Environment, Healthcare, and Industry are also considered important, while Law & Order and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Installation Heliopolis. The average income tax rate is 96.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Arcterian economy, worth a remarkable 5,360 trillion Sticks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 167,163 Sticks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Gift hampers filled with delicious beef jerky are sent to newly communist nations, students learn how to disarm mines before understanding basic arithmetic, bars are packed at all hours, and increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Arcterus's national animal is the Lazy Stoned Monk, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Arcterus is ranked 332,115^th in the world and 59^th in Yggdrasil for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -33.45 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.