The Lone Star Colony of Aurada is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its absence of drug laws, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 27.119 billion Auradans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 19.3%.

The very strong Auradan economy, worth a remarkable 1,057 trillion stock saars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Automobile Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 38,990 stock saars, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

It's a hard-knock life for the orphans doing factory work for a pittance, a major religion has been named as Aurada's national religion, the Federal Council of Aurada has been announced as the new Head of State, and Aurada has designated Aurada City as its capital city. Crime is moderate. Aurada's national animal is the emu.

Aurada is ranked 78,996^th in the world and 22^nd in Colonies for Largest Black Market, with 4.53 trillion Standard Monetary Units.