The Grand Imperial Republic of Aarman is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Shane with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, ban on automobiles, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate population of 8.553 billion Aarmaneans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shandria. The average income tax rate is 90.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Aarmanian economy, worth 847 trillion aureuses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 99,127 aureuses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The acceptance of acupuncture and other alternative therapies has needled the scientific community, kissing cousins produce the heartiest babies, elections demand a proportionate response, and the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aarman's national animal is the sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aarman is ranked 116,993^rd in the world and 16^th in The Union of Democratic States for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,842.96 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.