The Republic of Aelurus is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 666 million Aelurusians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Aelurusian economy, worth 20.8 trillion pesos 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is 31,188 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Male med students learning female anatomy do so with their eyes tightly closed, there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, traveller camps regularly block five-lane superhighways, and the examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aelurus's national animal is the squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aelurus is ranked 262,293^rd in the world and 253^rd in Refugia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -8.36 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.