The Starry Wanderer of Aristide is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Jean-Louis Palourde with an even hand, and renowned for its ritual sacrifices, vat-grown people, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, hard-working population of 4.089 billion Aristideans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint-Nazaire. The average income tax rate is 30.4%.

The very strong Aristidean economy, worth 305 trillion Gold Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 74,601 Gold Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Prison officers are bribed not to take bribes, extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals, CSI Forest is this year's hit new crime show, and cinemas play art-house movies to ever-shrinking audiences as film critics rule the industry. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aristide's national animal is the Cassowary, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Cult of the Shooting Star.

Aristide is ranked 245,566^th in the world and 410^th in The Frontier Sea for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.14 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.