The Ruffled Feathers of Arlizplot is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Empress Venus I with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, free-roaming dinosaurs, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 4.509 billion Arlizplotians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Echo Enclave. The average income tax rate is 96.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Arlizplotian economy, worth 803 trillion Arils a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 178,261 Arils, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Halberds are common 18th birthday presents, bowling teams spend more time looking at their phones than the pins, Empress Venus I has been known to make speeches in fishing waders, and economists claim no news is good news. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arlizplot's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Etherealism.

Arlizplot is ranked 2,635^th in the world and 3^rd in Cataclyst Order for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 67.15 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.