The Republic of Arty Forces 1 is a huge, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate population of 847 million Arty Forces 1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 33.6%.

The Arty Forces 1ian economy, worth 37.0 trillion Colors a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,660 Colors, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Estate agents justify funky smells by revealing how often the previous owners showered, returning tourists and businessmen are detained without trial if they belong to the "wrong" religion, rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Arty Forces 1 in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arty Forces 1's national animal is the Butterfly, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Arty Forces 1 is ranked 132,148^th in the world and 9^th in Warzone Australia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 541.76 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.