The Dominion of Arlandia Bay is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 526 million Arlandia Bayians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Spirituality, with Defense and Education also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.4%.

The very strong Arlandia Bayian economy, worth 26.9 trillion Doubloons a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 51,076 Doubloons, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 214,907 per year while the poor average 7,877, a ratio of 27.3 to 1.

Political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, voting is voluntary, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, and same-sex marriages are increasingly common. Crime is a problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Arlandia Bay's national animal is the Gecko, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Arlandia Bay is ranked 80,299^th in the world and 5^th in The Equator for Nudest, with 182.25 cheeks per square mile.