The Republic of Arliz1403 is a huge, genial nation, notable for its infamous sell-swords, compulsory military service, and enslaved workforce. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 860 million Arliz1403ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 30.7%.

The powerhouse Arliz1403ian economy, worth 67.2 trillion arils a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,177 arils, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 311,312 per year while the poor average 13,223, a ratio of 23.5 to 1.

The jails are alive with the sound of birdsong, nervous homeowners have been blamed for rising death rates amongst carol singers and locksmiths, tweenage nobles order army regiments to do their homework for them, and a referendum must be held in order for any new law to be passed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arliz1403's national animal is the rainbow jay, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Arliz1403 is ranked 313,780^th in the world and 1,950^th in ArilCards Inc for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -7.07 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.