The Red Scythan Republic of Aran Prasad is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Vicefief Aran III with a fair hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, public floggings, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.329 billion Aranians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scorpia. The average income tax rate is 70.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Aran Prasadian economy, worth 195 trillion Arrows a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 147,095 Arrows, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll, civil servants are no longer allowed to cross their t's, Vicefief Aran III steals from the rich and gives to the needy, and saying "don't do anything that Vicefief Aran III wouldn't do" doesn't exclude a great deal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Aran Prasad's national animal is the German Shepherd, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Antiqueasism.

Aran Prasad is ranked 30,225^th in the world and 140^th in Europeia for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 5,651.48 on the Gilded Widget Scale.