The Republic of Arty Forces 5 is a very large, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory gun ownership, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 370 million Arty Forces 5ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 26.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Arty Forces 5ian economy, worth 15.3 trillion Colors a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,337 Colors, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Homeowners on prime real estate have been seen dodging giant bulldozers with cartoon characters painted on them, Leader's family members carry literal get-out-of-jail-free cards, the people consider response to rudeness to be an acceptable casus belli, and returning vacationers often find that their property is now a construction site. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arty Forces 5's national animal is the Butterfly, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Arty Forces 5 is ranked 173,212^th in the world and 2,768^th in eta for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 95.86 on the Clooney Contribution Index.