The Loving Couple of -4rt F4n is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Angmar with an even hand, and renowned for its fear of technology, frequent executions, and vat-grown people. The hard-nosed, devout population of 5.011 billion -4rt F4nians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Glandus. The average income tax rate is 72.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient -4rt F4nian economy, worth 442 trillion snails a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 88,310 snails, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Homophobia is off the menu, some voters are required to show a minimum of four forms of identification, people are bored of easy crossword puzzles, and grannies get pulled over for knitting pullovers while driving. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -4rt F4n's national animal is the owl and its national religion is Cards.

-4rt F4n is ranked 32,422^nd in the world and 22^nd in Psychotic Dictatorships for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 5,406.73 on the Gilded Widget Scale.