The Most Serene Republic of Araban is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its burgeoning Lion population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 8.228 billion Arabanians 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 8.2%.

The Arabanian economy, worth 445 trillion Sterlings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 54,133 Sterlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, a widely accepted trade policy is "tit-for-tat", travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Araban flights to avoid the pay lavatories, and preschoolers practice disarming active shooters before naptime. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Araban's national animal is the Lion.

Araban is ranked 235,906^th in the world and 9,998^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 55.23 law-abiding acts per hour.