The Imperial Vicariate of Arleat is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 533 million Arleats 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 juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nancy. The average income tax rate is 75.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Arlesian economy, worth 52.0 trillion Guilders 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 led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 97,537 Guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Concussed lionball players cannot remember their lineup position, 10-year-olds who struggle with integrating by parts are considered slow learners, citizens tint their front windows to avoid starring in the 'TV Detector Patrol Unit' documentary, and photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in Leader's bedroom. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arleat's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arleat is ranked 27,941^st in the world and 549^th in The East Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 6,658.61 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.