The Cybernetic Utopia of Steampunk Ariel is a massive, safe nation, ruled by S'C'U'T'T'L'E with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 2.866 billion Cybernetic Mermaids enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Atlantica. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Cybernetic economy, worth 364 trillion seashells a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 127,333 seashells, with the richest citizens earning 5.7 times as much as the poorest.

Michelin-star chefs are being called on to prepare menus for six-year-olds, foreign governments are threatened if they so much as mention the word "election", a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted, and school lockers are filled with fancy underwear. Crime is totally unknown. Steampunk Ariel's national animal is the clockwork crayon ponyfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Animism.

Steampunk Ariel is ranked 109,720^th in the world and 5,826^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.04 Law-abiding Acts Per Hour.