The Commonwealth of Arelont is a huge, safe nation, notable for its public floggings, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The quiet, industrious population of 468 million Arelontians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kieferblüte. The average income tax rate is 69.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Arelontian economy, worth 22.0 trillion Pwelens a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 46,945 Pwelens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, discarded pennies litter the streets, astronauts take one small step for Arelont and one giant step backward from confrontation, and census workers are having a hard time figuring out who is actually living in Arelont after the ban on emigration was lifted. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arelont's national animal is the Robin, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arelont is ranked 30,397^th in the world and 1^st in New Polantonsatle for Most Beautiful Environments, with 862.46 pounds of wildlife per square mile.