The Queendom of Steampunk Ariel is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, infamous sell-swords, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 239 million Cybernetic Mermaids hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government prioritizes Education, with Welfare, Industry, and Spirituality also on the agenda, while Defense isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 22.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Cybernetic economy, worth 21.4 trillion seashells a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. Average income is 89,735 seashells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Prison visits increase substantially during election years, the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event, manual labourers must be willing to have cybernetic limbs to get a job, and there's a bustling black market for vegetables. Crime is totally unknown. Steampunk Ariel's national animal is the clockwork crayon ponyfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Steampunk Ariel is ranked 18,260^th in the world and 1,023^rd in The North Pacific for Most Inclusive, scoring 142.08 on the Mandela-Wollstonecraft Non-Discrimination Index.