The Protectorate of Ariino is a large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its burgeoning Scarab population. The compassionate, devout population of 113 million Ariis are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 30.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Ariinoan economy, worth 5.57 trillion Arii Pochers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,286 Arii Pochers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government has strong opinions about what goes into your bodily orifices, same-sex marriages are increasingly common, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, and the government's religious works are headed by a New Age guru. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ariino's national animal is the Scarab, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ariino is ranked 103,774^th in the world and 1^st in Northvale for Smartest Citizens, with 35.96 quips per hour.