The Oppressed Peoples of Arants is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its closed borders, rampant corporate plagiarism, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed population of 2.906 billion Arantsians 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 Industry. The average income tax rate is 48.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Arantsian economy, worth 226 trillion kronor a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,895 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The average commuter spends four hours a day driving to and from work, at the edge of the final frontier space's biggest missile platform is about to unfold, the government believes in trickle-down happiness, and the national colors help to make everyone look slimmer. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arants's national animal is the panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Arants is ranked 103,293^rd in the world and 2,368^th in the Rejected Realms for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 211.08 on the Clooney Contribution Index.