The Armed Republic of Federal Republic of Ares is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 693 million Aresians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fort Exodus. The average income tax rate is 20.9%.

The all-consuming Aresian economy, worth 69.3 trillion Arean Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 99,950 Arean Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Companies are literally blowing their competition out of the water, peace talks occasionally rack up a higher body count than the wars they seek to stop, sleeping on the job is recommended, and the government nonchalantly sells old nukes to other countries. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Federal Republic of Ares's national animal is the Condor, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Federal Republic of Ares is ranked 177,172^nd in the world and 1,631^st in the West Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 9.68 Obesity Rate.