The Dictatorship of Arios is a mammoth, orderly nation, renowned for its frequent executions, enforced nudity, and restrictive gun laws. The cynical population of 5.202 billion Ariosians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Renalemis. The average income tax rate is 35.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Ariosian economy, worth 205 trillion guilders a year, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,583 guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, imprisonment is the leading cause of disownment, and Arios has designated Renalemis as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arios's national animal is the porpoise.

Arios is ranked 110,066^th in the world and 1^st in TheNewPersianEmpire for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,485.14 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.