The Telescope of Arecibo is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 22.981 billion Areciboans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 22.1%.

The strong Areciboan economy, worth a remarkable 1,034 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. Average income is 45,015 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is compulsory, education and welfare spending are on the rise, and citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes. Crime is moderate. Arecibo's national animal is the frog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arecibo is ranked 202,981^st in the world and 4,816^th in The North Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring zero on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.