The Republic of Arstotskiano 27 is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, soft-spoken computers, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 1.214 billion Arstotskiano 27ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 12.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Arstotskiano 27ian economy, worth 58.9 trillion Arstotskianoes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Book Publishing, Soda Sales, Furniture Restoration, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 48,529 Arstotskianoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians, only AIs know why the nation is rapidly increasing its semiconductor stockpile, the government mails weekly updates on the new anti-junk mail laws to every citizen, and nobody likes bad boys any more. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arstotskiano 27's national animal is the Arstotskiano, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Arstotskiano 27 is ranked 194,465^th in the world and 4,986^th in Suspicious for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 314.31 on the Gilded Widget Scale.