The Demovative Republic of Arlandova is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Simon Arlandova with an even hand, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, daily referendums, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 2.098 billion Arlandovans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aurelia. The average income tax rate is 73.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Arlandovan economy, worth 219 trillion Nigaras a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 104,659 Nigaras, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Residential tower blocks are surrounded by warrens of concrete tunnels, shady doctors seem to have impeccable records, torture is illegal, and board shorts have replaced board rooms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arlandova's national animal is the Arlandovan Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Protestant Christian.

Arlandova is ranked 54,710^th in the world and 76^th in The Kodiak Republic for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 3,596.6 on the Gilded Widget Scale.