The Republic of Arrow of Time is a mammoth, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The quiet, industrious population of 8.198 billion Arrow of Timeans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 25.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Arrow of Timean economy, worth 363 trillion lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Book Publishing. Average income is 44,301 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Gambling is outlawed, a major religion has been named as Arrow of Time's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Arrow of Time in an international press conference, and Arrow of Time has designated Arrow of Time City as its capital city. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arrow of Time's national animal is the emu, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Arrow of Time is ranked 194,957^th in the world and 318^th in Prison for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 6,121.82 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.