The Federation of Arestra is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Skyfly61 with an iron fist, and notable for its digital currency, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 2.1 billion Arestrians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Varelia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 24.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Arestrian economy, worth 235 trillion Arestran Rupees a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Gambling. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 111,749 Arestran Rupees, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 712,000 per year while the poor average 7,227, a ratio of 98.5 to 1.

3D printed organs are a breath of new life for the sick and elderly, aspiring musicians couldn't give away their music if they tried, foreign policy often involves bullwhips and leather, and sofas are perpetually on sales that Must End Soon. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arestra's national animal is the Duck, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Hinduism.

Arestra is ranked 110,358^th in the world and 283^rd in Horizon for Longest Average Lifespans, with 72.66 years.