The Haunted Phoenix of Arlizplot is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Witch Lochy with a fair hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, complete lack of prisons, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 9.672 billion Arlizplotians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hoizu. The average income tax rate is 99.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Arlizplotian economy, worth a remarkable 2,167 trillion Goks a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 224,095 Goks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, "Witch Lochy got your tongue?" has become a popular idiom, and ten-year-olds regularly found their own political parties. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arlizplot's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Hoizunese.

Arlizplot is ranked 677^th in the world and 2^nd in Starlight for Nicest Citizens, with 103.51 average smiles per day.