The Kingdom of Aresetia is a huge, safe nation, ruled by King Antoine II of Tyre with an iron fist, and notable for its parental licensing program, zero percent divorce rate, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 940 million Aresetians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hiosianis. The average income tax rate is 44.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Aresetian economy, worth 84.7 trillion Ptinás a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 90,084 Ptinás, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children are given a short jail sentence, King Antoine II of Tyre can often be seen hanging around playgrounds chatting with the kids, politicians bribe ten-year-old geniuses to sit their aptitude tests, and CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aresetia's national animal is the Aánis, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Aresetia is ranked 161,824^th in the world and 803^rd in Europe for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 250.34 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.