The Story of Artorias and Sif is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning the great grey wolf population. The quiet, industrious population of 8.142 billion Artorias and Sifians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 24.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Artorias and Sifian economy, worth 327 trillion Artorias' souls a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,196 Artorias' souls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government is financing an extremely costly war against malaria, a major religion has been named as Artorias and Sif's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Artorias and Sif in an international press conference, and Artorias and Sif has designated Artorias and Sif City as its capital city. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Artorias and Sif's national animal is the the great grey wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Artorias and Sif is ranked 110,019^th in the world and 5^th in United League of Nations for Nicest Citizens, with 13 average smiles per day.