The United Socialist States of Arctic Coalition is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Lars Larson with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 2.218 billion Arcticans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Baffin. The average income tax rate is 91.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Arctican economy, worth 239 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 quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 107,883 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Thomas the Spank Engine is the most popular and controversial children's show in the nation, it can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom, the news is showing footage of Lars Larson bullying an old man to the point of tears, and research grant proposals read like political diatribes. 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 172,098^th in the world and 1,776^th in 10000 Islands for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -4.88 on the Hickory Productivity Index.