The Unspeakably Zen Republic of Aroa is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Flying Ninja with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, sprawling nuclear power plants, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 19.446 billion Aroans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mountain Dojo. The average income tax rate is 52.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Aroan economy, worth a remarkable 2,062 trillion anoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 106,041 anoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians always seem to take two steps forward then three steps back, bombs make good ploughs, international trade is a sticky issue, and kids feel more beat up than ever after a hard day at school. Crime is totally unknown. Aroa's national animal is the Afroed Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Aroa is ranked 179,387^th in the world and 9,266^th in Osiris for Largest Black Market, with 699 billion Standard Monetary Units.