The Commonwealth of Antarctic Colonies is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Chief Executive Orlean with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 5.542 billion Antarcticans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vostok. The average income tax rate is 35.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Antarctican economy, worth a remarkable 1,069 trillion Antarctic Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 193,065 Antarctic Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Social care for the elderly consists of a self help leaflet and a kick on the backside, safe drinking water is considered a luxury, it's rumored that Marche Noire knows what the nation's generals eat for breakfast, and lobotomised jaywalkers can barely ambulate let alone repeat their offences. Crime is totally unknown. Antarctic Colonies's national animal is the Adélie penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Antarctic Colonies is ranked 106,811^th in the world and 2,301^st in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.07 law-abiding acts per hour.