The Humanoid Republic of Aragesh is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Joe Hart with an even hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 26.497 billion Arageshians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Houston TX. The average income tax rate is 93.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Arageshian economy, worth a remarkable 9,173 trillion Yuxans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 346,198 Yuxans, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings, men are finding 'she spots' more easily but they can't use them, unpopular cops are fired at a moment's notice by the citizens they police, and no suburban lawn is complete without barbed wire and landmines. Crime is totally unknown. Aragesh's national animal is the Sea Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Humanism.

Aragesh is ranked 233,783^rd in the world and 8,470^th in Balder for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -4.9 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.