The Republic of Arty 4 is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, restrictive gun laws, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate population of 311 million Arty 4ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Law & Order, with Defense, Administration, and Social Policy also on the agenda, while Environment is ignored. The average income tax rate is 30.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Arty 4ian economy, worth 14.5 trillion Colors a year, is led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Retail, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,484 Colors, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Internet searches for the inventor of the three-wheeled steam-powered Arty 4ian weed picker are way up, dissing one's former country is a prerequisite to apply for Arty 4ian citizenship, artists regularly face criminal charges and art-burning parties are common, and trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arty 4's national animal is the Butterfly, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Arty 4 is ranked 16,905^th in the world and 1^st in Card Mine of Arty for Safest, scoring 114.94 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.