The Ancient Matriarchy of Arkadia Universalis is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Lyra the Gryphon of House Aetos with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, digital currency, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, cynical population of 19.34 billion Arkadians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The enormous, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Albaharenum. The average income tax rate is 82.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Arkadian economy, worth a remarkable 1,756 trillion Scarabs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 90,824 Scarabs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

National park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings, government forces are said to be deterred by signs reading "No Spam, Cold Callers or Central Government - Thank You", skateparks can be found in every city, and believers must practice religion behind church doors lest the government smite them with a mighty fine. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arkadia Universalis's national animal is the Gryphon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Arkadian Pluralism.

Arkadia Universalis is ranked 20,325^th in the world and 1,019^th in Osiris for Nicest Citizens, with 22.56 average smiles per day.