The State of Art Roberts is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its complete lack of public education, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 31.675 billion Art Robertsians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The very strong Art Robertsian economy, worth a remarkable 1,311 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 41,416 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 281,585 per year while the poor average 2,225, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary and Art Roberts has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Art Roberts's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Art Roberts is ranked 193,443^rd in the world and 1^st in Echon for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring zero on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.