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The Commonwealth of Areriarenoa is a titanic, orderly nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, zero percent divorce rate, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 20.658 billion Areriarenoans 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 government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.1%.

The all-consuming Areriarenoan economy, worth a remarkable 2,150 trillion saars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 104,085 saars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 441,648 per year while the poor average 15,822, a ratio of 27.9 to 1.

Dentists routinely perform open heart surgery, religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else, citizens tint their front windows to avoid starring in the 'TV Detector Patrol Unit' documentary, and museums offer moralization or your money back. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Areriarenoa's national animal is the salamander, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Areriarenoa is ranked 246,643^rd in the world and 14^th in Tide for Highest Poor Incomes, with 15,822.84 Standard Monetary Units.