The Democratic Republic of Ardok is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Anthony Lecter with a fair hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 766 million Ardokians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Suhl. The average income tax rate is 77.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Ardokian economy, worth 84.5 trillion Ardokian leks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 110,336 Ardokian leks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

There's a mortuary next to every Ardokian restaurant, the tax department is having withdrawal symptoms, any secret that gets off someone's chest is promptly replaced, and election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ardok's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ardok is ranked 27,542^nd in the world and 1,087^th in The North Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 868.13 pounds of wildlife per square mile.