The United Socialist States of Arctic Coalition is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Lars Larson with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, rampant corporate plagiarism, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.529 billion Arcticans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Baffin. The average income tax rate is 94.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Arctican economy, worth 687 trillion Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 105,236 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Endangered bison are herded across the border to prevent them from trampling on native prairie grass, court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs, Occam's razor has sliced to pieces any childhood belief in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, and the general public only knows their favorite politician's first name. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arctic Coalition's national animal is the Caribou, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arctic Coalition is ranked 7,588^th in the world and 148^th in 10000 Islands for Healthiest Citizens, with 16.75 bananas ingested per day.