The Loving Couple of -ArtF4n is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Gilbert with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 4.953 billion -ArtF4nians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bonesborough. The average income tax rate is 63.3%.

The frighteningly efficient -ArtF4nian economy, worth 551 trillion snails a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 111,281 snails, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Failed genetic experiments wreak havoc as they roam the countryside, preschoolers practice disarming active shooters before naptime, children as young as twelve are conscripted into the armed forces, and the world still seems flat to some people in space. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -ArtF4n's national animal is the owl, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Cards.

-ArtF4n is ranked 32,120^th in the world and 5^th in Free Japan for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 6,102.09 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.