The Republic of Arbitey is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, national health service, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 583 million Arbiteyians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marisol Heights. The average income tax rate is 67.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Arbiteyian economy, worth 61.1 trillion Arbiteyian Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 104,744 Arbiteyian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sweat stains are proof of political acumen, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, politicians' financial records are locked up tighter than the nation's Arbiteyian Dollar reserves, and Leader is strangely popular with male politicians' wives. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arbitey's national animal is the Northern Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Arbitey is ranked 29,444^th in the world and 6^th in Merkopa for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 253.65 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.