The Bannorn of Arias is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Bann Antono vos Qarano with a fair hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic, devout population of 9.573 billion Ariasians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eambar. The average income tax rate is 54.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Ariasian economy, worth 385 trillion kamas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is 40,224 kamas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash, criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program, military pilots spend more time scraping feathers off their engines than flying their aircraft, and tax-payers are funding ever more extravagant movie projects. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arias's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Maumiqism.

Arias is ranked 48,480^th in the world and 3^rd in Montreal for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 2,130.75 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.