The Fiefdom of Artarinti is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its enslaved workforce, frequent executions, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, hard-working population of 1.252 billion Artarintians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — prioritizes Education, although Administration, Law & Order, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 84.9%.

The thriving Artarintian economy, worth 89.2 trillion Futures a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry. Average income is 71,240 Futures, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 365,207 per year while the poor average 7,620, a ratio of 47.9 to 1.

Eminent domain has been abolished, volunteers trip over themselves to get into the latest mind-bending drug trials, bin lorries have replaced birds as the source of the dawn chorus, and no one questions why the chicken crossed the road anymore. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Artarinti's national animal is the Snake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Artarinti is ranked 308,976^th in the world and 131^st in RPS for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -20.17 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.