The Republic of High Arctic is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 4.164 billion High Arcticians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.5%.

The strong High Arctician economy, worth 215 trillion aurums a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Retail, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 51,653 aurums, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 337,296 per year while the poor average 3,122, a ratio of 108 to 1.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, it turns out that money can buy you happiness, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. High Arctic's national animal is the bovina, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

High Arctic is ranked 76,746^th in the world and 1^st in High Arctic for Smartest Citizens, with 38.97 quips per hour.