The Meritocratic Corporate State of Ariele is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Kharneth with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, smutty television, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 4.037 billion Aryans are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Industry, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valknate. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 60.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Aryan economy, worth 755 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 187,233 Dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 818,688 per year while the poor average 27,013, a ratio of 30.3 to 1.

The government is accused of being heartless by those considered brainless, Wardog sanctuaries have been taken over by hydraulic fracturing sites, child labor has been outlawed, and rumor has it that Kharneth has won three lotteries in a row. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ariele's national animal is the Wardog, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Vajrayana.

Ariele is ranked 40,519^th in the world and 1,711^th in The North Pacific for Largest Soda Pop Sector, scoring 3,533.02 on the Addison-Fukk Productivity Rating.