The United States of Aroth is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, suspicion of poets, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 138 million Arothians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Welfare, and Social Policy also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 65.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Arothian economy, worth 5.78 trillion Slips a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 41,848 Slips, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Burning twigs to keep warm while lost in the wild is now a felony, no one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed, women have a strange proclivity for dressing up as caped weasels, and military information leaks are **REDACTED** by **REDACTED** in **REDACTED**. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aroth's national animal is the Red Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aroth is ranked 113,324^th in the world and 4^th in Jimothy for Most Patriotic, with 15.03 flags saluted per person per day.