The Armed Republic of The Armed Union is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by The Speaker of Ares and Athena with an iron fist, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.636 billion Armed Unions are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fortress City. The average income tax rate is 90.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Armed Unionian economy, worth 239 trillion Quilos a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 146,653 Quilos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Comatose jurors are the defense's favorite, the military invades any neighboring nation with the gall to criticize its policies, a newly discovered small mammal's name translates into Armed Unionian as 'your finger, you fool', and the government subsidizes those who produce the worst results. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Armed Union's national animal is the War Elephant, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Cult of War.

The Armed Union is ranked 192,246^th in the world and 915^th in Europeia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -2.05 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.