The Republic of Arty Forces 3 is a huge, genial nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and public floggings. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 917 million Arty Forces 3ians 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 large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 35.7%.

The Arty Forces 3ian economy, worth 37.8 trillion Colors a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,248 Colors, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

The people are famous throughout the region for their perfect yellow teeth, commemoration of the Great Terra Pacifica War costs almost as much as the war itself, Leader has just been declared ruler of Arty Forces 3 in an international press conference, and fans doing the wave routinely disrupt the finals of Go tournaments. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arty Forces 3's national animal is the Butterfly, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Arty Forces 3 is ranked 194,497^th in the world and 5^th in Terra Pacifica for Least Corrupt Governments, with 92.76 percentage of bribes refused.