The Republic of Arty 31 is a very large, orderly nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 298 million Arty 31ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 21.8%.

The Arty 31ian economy, worth 14.6 trillion Colors a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,913 Colors, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, metal detectors have been banned after a bottle cap caused a riot at the beach, the people consider response to rudeness to be an acceptable casus belli, and it is popularly believed that "cheese every day keeps disaster away". Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arty 31's national animal is the Butterfly, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Arty 31 is ranked 142,033^rd in the world and 65^th in Card Mine of Arty for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,205.98 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.