The Republic of Arliz298 is a massive, genial nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, ban on automobiles, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.312 billion Arliz298ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 76.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Arliz298ian economy, worth 172 trillion arils a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 131,769 arils, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The politician's labor union forces stage names upon candidates, soldiers with colourful mohawks make themselves perfect targets for snipers, former polygamists always seem to have a huge number of visiting cousins, and all screens are equal but some are more equal than others. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arliz298's national animal is the rainbow jay, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Arliz298 is ranked 26,685^th in the world and 559^th in ArilCards Inc for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 7,316.8 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.