The Free Land of Arostica is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Prime Minister with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 4.381 billion Arosticans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arostic City. The average income tax rate is 62.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Arostican economy, worth 485 trillion Arostican Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 110,761 Arostican Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Owners of man-portable particle accelerator backpacks are advised not to cross the streams, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, the roads are notorious throughout the region for their peril, and the commercialisation of highly deadly weapons has instilled Arostica with a very polite populace. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arostica's national animal is the Domestic Feline, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arostica is ranked 267,242^nd in the world and 5,183^rd in The North Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -254.68 on the Scary Big Number Scale.