The Republic of Artsay is a large, safe nation, renowned for its burgeoning what population. The democratic population of 105 million Artsayians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 24.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Artsayian economy, worth 4.50 trillion whats a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 42,859 whats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is totally unknown. Artsay's national animal is the what, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Artsay is ranked 133,709^th in the world and 2,163^rd in The North Pacific for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 1,184.86 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.