The United Republic of Arelont is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by General Bertila with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 3.776 billion Arelontians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pràst. The average income tax rate is 70.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Arelontian economy, worth 480 trillion Strelkdollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 127,156 Strelkdollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians can be condescending (which by the way means "showing an attitude of patronising superiority"), citizens simply have to point a weapon at a government official to get what they want, convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail, and comatose jurors are the defense's favorite. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arelont's national animal is the Boar, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Protestant Christianity.

Arelont is ranked 8,282^nd in the world and 1^st in Tempestris for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 11,101.84 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.