The Penal Colony of Arappa is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Governor-Resident with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 5.027 billion Arappans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Redriksōren. The average income tax rate is 41.2%.

The very strong Arappan economy, worth 389 trillion red saars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,445 red saars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Women across the country are tying the knot, some say that Governor-Resident can't handle the truth but can handle truth-seekers, students cut up leftover red saars during Arts and Crafts, and money that should have gone to charities is instead spent on monitoring them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arappa's national animal is the hill tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Interfaith Prayer Room.

Arappa is ranked 136,160^th in the world and 5^th in Guano Islands for Largest Populations, with 5.03 billion capita.