The Ramifications of Widder-Aries is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Ramses III with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, ban on automobiles, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.227 billion Widder-Ariesians 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, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ramsgate. The average income tax rate is 66.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Widder-Ariesian economy, worth 871 trillion lire a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 120,583 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

A good Widder-Ariesian is hard to find, the Great Widder-Ariesian Tar Cloud can be seen from space, a primitive society is being eroded as its youth flock to the modern world, and clerics remind orphans of their parents' wickedness. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Widder-Aries's national animal is the cow and its national religion is Airianism.

Widder-Aries is ranked 311,495^th in the world and 12^th in Zodiac Signs for Safest, scoring 9.94 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.