The Omnipotent Empire of The Armed Squirrels is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Mighty Acorn with an even hand, and renowned for its parental licensing program, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 47.61 billion Armed Squirrelsians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Burrow. The average income tax rate is 85.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Armed Squirrelsian economy, worth a remarkable 8,181 trillion nuts a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 171,835 nuts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Odysseying merchant sailors swear that they've heard sirens in the western seas, famous artwork is regularly confiscated for plagiarism, a favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, and prosecutors are tucked into bed by the household police officer. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Armed Squirrels's national animal is the squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Armed Squirrels is ranked 33,764^th in the world and 175^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 26,073.5 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.