The Empire of Areian is a large, genial nation, remarkable for its national health service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 101 million Areianians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 56.0%.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Areianian economy, worth 3.92 trillion Empyreans a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,812 Empyreans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

A popular saying is "a chicken for every pot and an abortion clinic on every street", clothing with a scarlet S is popular among repentant body shamers, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, and youth rights demonstrations often end in vicious snowball fights. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Areian's national animal is the Direwolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Areian is ranked 168,209^th in the world and 2,910^th in The North Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 54.38 on the Human Development Index.