The Grand Imperial Republic of Aarman is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Shane with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, prohibition of alcohol, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 8.471 billion Aarmaneans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shandria. The average income tax rate is 89.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Aarmanian economy, worth 828 trillion aureuses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 97,861 aureuses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Businesses that prove successful are immediately broken up, beggars lack pockets for spare change, welfare funding has recently gone through the roof, and the latest electric jet fighter has almost enough battery charge to reach cruising altitude -- provided you don't use the radar. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aarman's national animal is the sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aarman is ranked 90,251^st in the world and 30^th in The Union of Democratic States for Largest Populations, with 8.47 billion capita.