The United Kingdom of Arinov is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and national health service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 401 million Arinovians 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 relatively small government prioritizes Spirituality, although Healthcare, Law & Order, and Administration are also considered important, while Environment and Education aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 19.6%.

The strong Arinovian economy, worth 25.7 trillion Prios a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 64,094 Prios, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Elderly prisoners with severe dementia are reminded hourly that they are evil people by helpful nurse-wardens, a broken arm or leg no longer costs an arm and a leg, collisions between bicycles and carnival floats are on the rise, and CEOs are forced to cut coupons during important conference calls to make ends meet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Arinov's national animal is the Raven, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Arinov is ranked 59,916^th in the world and 1,230^th in The East Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.48 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.