The Free Land of Arostica is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Prime Minister with a fair hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, daily referendums, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 3.642 billion Arosticans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arostic City. The average income tax rate is 56.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Arostican economy, worth 413 trillion Arostican Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 113,587 Arostican Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Skateboarding is considered a form of diplomacy, nuclear submarines have been deployed to protect the nation's banana supply, people seem disproportionately distraught when told a museum has a phones-off policy, and the seats at the back of the parliament are reserved for indigenous ministers. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arostica's national animal is the Domestic Feline, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arostica is ranked 18,912^th in the world and 744^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 53.38 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.