The Federal People's Republic of Auraesia is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Oŝvilia Irecaeŝ with a fair hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 2 billion Auraesians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ivloreja. The average income tax rate is 95.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Auraesian economy, worth 258 trillion planets 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 major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 129,094 planets, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Diplomatic cables about Oŝvilia Irecaeŝ have suddenly been very flattering, grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly, government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy, and Auraesia's citizens often wander into each other's homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Auraesia's national animal is the wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Auraesia is ranked 319,201^st in the world and 185^th in Refugia for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -8.49 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.