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The Federation of Artzoka is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Cerdinakz I with an iron fist, and notable for its vat-grown people, zero percent divorce rate, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 4.452 billion Artzosk are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Poradiznak. The average income tax rate is 68.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Artzok economy, worth 580 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Retail. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 130,410 credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cowboys often wear wolfskin jackets to the saloon, five-hundred-twenty-five-thousand-six-hundred revivals is how theatre-goers measure a year, senior citizens can usually be found doing heavy manual labour, and the nation's soldiers are considered the best-dressed in Lazarus. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Artzoka's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is none.

Artzoka is ranked 125,011^th in the world and 5,142^nd in Lazarus for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,590.85 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.