The State of Metus Ares is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, ruled by the Governor with an even hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 12.522 billion Metus Aresians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.0%.

The strong Metus Aresian economy, worth 726 trillion betales a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Trout Farming, and Tourism. Average income is 58,055 betales, with the richest citizens earning 9.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government recently donated a surfboard to an impoverished family in a landlocked region, Metus Ares has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, The Governor has just been declared ruler of Metus Ares in an international press conference, and the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Metus Ares's national animal is the deer.

Metus Ares is ranked 182,051^st in the world and 23^rd in Federal Republic of Korea for Safest, scoring 53.83 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.