The Free Land of Araghela is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by National Executive Committee with a fair hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.716 billion Araghelans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Confluence. The average income tax rate is 78.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Araghelan economy, worth 564 trillion Phrygians a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 151,788 Phrygians, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Therapists can always squeeze in another house-call, child support loans with high interest rates are available in Araghelan banks, souvenir shops that sell alphorns are taking advantage of gullible tourists, and primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Araghela's national animal is the Red Fox, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Araghela is ranked 47,136^th in the world and 217^th in The Leftist Assembly for Highest Drug Use, scoring 284.51 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.