The Socialist Federal Republic of Artoriticitys is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Yevgraf Germogen Kempf with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 5.699 billion Artoreans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, corrupt government prioritizes Industry, with Defense, Administration, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fürthreich. The average income tax rate is 38.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Artoreanz economy, worth 897 trillion molens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Tourism, Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 157,561 molens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Fürthreich Times is sold out, the national colors help to make everyone look slimmer, with increasingly clear skies nobody seems to mind the electricity bill going through the roof, and tens of thousands of Artoreans rock the night away at the annual SuperLob. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Artoriticitys's national animal is the Artorian tigers, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is State secular.

Artoriticitys is ranked 301,572^nd in the world and 4,274^th in The North Pacific for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 26.8 on the Kitten Softness Rating.