The United Republic of Aurasreich is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its pith helmet sales, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.161 billion Aurasreichians 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 large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Iron City. The average income tax rate is 91.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Aurasreichian economy, worth 464 trillion Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 146,947 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The people elect the Supreme Court justices directly, city budgets are spent entirely on supporting the town royalty, the voyages of obsolete star-trekking satellites on deliberate escape orbits are only just beginning, and the government is a proud sponsor of the National Gaming Association. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aurasreich's national animal is the Griffin, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Aurasreich is ranked 6,494^th in the world and 346^th in The North Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 42.02 average smiles per day.