The Region Keeper of Aril is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, disturbing lack of elderly people, and suspicion of poets. The cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.33 billion Arilians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 74.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Arilian economy, worth 461 trillion arils a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 138,597 arils, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Acute politicians deride opposition members for being obtuse, handling people's data is proving an immersive experience, internet searches for the inventor of the three-wheeled steam-powered Arilian weed picker are way up, and lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aril's national animal is the rainbow jay, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Aril is ranked 22,117^th in the world and 2^nd in Cataclyst Order for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 3,159.12 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.