The Dictatorship of Arvion is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Supreme Leader Alexi with an iron fist, and remarkable for its public floggings, ubiquitous missile silos, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 1.21 billion Arvons are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Corvus. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Arvonian economy, worth 124 trillion Arvyts a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 103,156 Arvyts, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 679,246 per year while the poor average 6,090, a ratio of 111 to 1.

The giant 80-storey carving of Supreme Leader Alexi in Mount Rushless can be seen from space, for just a few extra Arvyts Arvons can get new driving records with their new cars, a PhD just ain't what it used to be, and Supreme Leader Alexi has been seen stealthily slicing fifths off bread loaves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Arvion's national animal is the Crow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Arvion is ranked 278,906^th in the world and 276^th in The Sacred Elite for Highest Poor Incomes, with 6,090.15 Standard Monetary Units.