The Most Serene Republic of Arlanda is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by President RD Houston with a fair hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 3.678 billion Arlandans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arlanda City. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Arlandan economy, worth 715 trillion Serenes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 194,414 Serenes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Economists claim no news is good news, newspaper stories fill several pages with colorful adjectives, raver DJ XStacy holds multiple medical degrees in chillaxing, and 'Totally Not Partisan News' is a line item on the government budget. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arlanda's national animal is the Sire Goldfinch, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity - Serene Church of Arlanda.

Arlanda is ranked 304,483^rd in the world and 1,015^th in The Frontier Sea for Fattest Citizens, with 3.65 Obesity Rate.