The Confederated Fortress-Cities of Artyolae is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Alesi Artyo with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, otherworldly petting zoo, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 12.392 billion Artyolaeans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Fortress-City of Artyo. The average income tax rate is 92.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Artyolaean economy, worth a remarkable 1,710 trillion Octs a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 138,006 Octs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Moles make up an incredible part of the upper crust, debating the meaning of life is widely viewed as a crucifying experience, airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism, and scientists on maritime expeditions return with a healthy glow. Crime is totally unknown. Artyolae's national animal is the Horned Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Satanic Temple.

Artyolae is ranked 190,075^th in the world and 10,266^th in Balder for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 171.81 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.