The Dictatorship of Arthaas is a tiny, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 7 million Arthaasians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.5%.

The very strong Arthaasian economy, worth 392 billion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 55,936 Euros, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

Pictures of government employees with expensive Pearbooks 'working' on exotic beaches dominate local tabloids, voting is compulsory, civil servants refuse to enforce government regulations for fear of wider economic impact, and finders keepers is the law of the land. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arthaas's national animal is the Grey wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Arthaas is ranked 145,707^th in the world and 673^rd in Europe for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 1,188.1 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.