The Republic of Arliz1438 is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 858 million Arliz1438ians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 58.2%.

The powerhouse Arliz1438ian economy, worth 79.8 trillion arils a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,055 arils, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 331,138 per year while the poor average 18,827, a ratio of 17.6 to 1.

The nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears, the leaders of Arliz1438 are given the nod by their predecessors, and a sincere statement of belief can get you out of anything. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arliz1438's national animal is the rainbow jay, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Arliz1438 is ranked 159,558^th in the world and 1,923^rd in ArilCards Inc for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 70.81 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.