The Republic of Ariusgrad is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Arius with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, avowedly heterosexual populace, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 20.964 billion Arians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ariusgrad. The average income tax rate is 98.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Ariusgradian economy, worth a remarkable 3,531 trillion philpesoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 168,456 philpesoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs, the blind lead the blind in social welfare, even religious militants can be swayed by the power of #love, and people across the world seek to be healthier by eliminating carbs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ariusgrad's national animal is the kraken, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Ariusgrad is ranked 197,994^th in the world and 103^rd in Philippines for Most Primitive, scoring -375.57 on the Scary Big Number Scale.