The Empire of Arilious is a small, orderly nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete lack of prisons, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 45 million Ariliousians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 37.1%.

The powerhouse Ariliousian economy, worth 3.08 trillion Soliduses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 68,466 Soliduses, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 256,913 per year while the poor average 12,749, a ratio of 20.2 to 1.

Young children are learning advanced physics to scientifically disprove the existence of Santa Claus, photos of picturesque coastal buildings are set against a backdrop of smokestacks and ship hulls, the government is well known for declaring war on other countries for suspected slights, and the nation's poor can be seen scavenging trash bins for used coffee grounds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arilious's national animal is the Kodiak bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Arilious is ranked 254,004^th in the world and 2^nd in The Old Guard for Rudest Citizens, with 26.07 insults per minute.