The People's Republic of Aratiah is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 113 million Aratiahians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 66.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Aratiahian economy, worth 2.54 trillion Solaris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 22,492 Solaris, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings, body doubles and armed bodyguards escort witnesses to and from courtrooms, students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas, and victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aratiah's national animal is the Muad'Dib, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aratiah is ranked 297,365^th in the world and 12^th in Ordonia for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 7,467.46 Standard Monetary Units.