The Confederacy of Aratagnithir is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The devout population of 166 million Aratagnithirians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government prioritizes Spirituality, although Education, Welfare, and Healthcare are also considered important, while International Aid receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 65.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Aratagnithirian economy, worth 4.53 trillion merits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 27,293 merits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past, it is believed that belligerence is a passing phase foreign leaders will soon outgrow, it's always rabbit season, and frat-house partying has become the national pastime. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aratagnithir's national animal is the sasquatch, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aratagnithir is ranked 132,799^th in the world and 101^st in Fifth Empire for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 776.11 on the Gilded Widget Scale.