The Republic of Auranti is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 3.208 billion Aurantians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Spirituality, with Law & Order, Industry, and Defense also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aurantium. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.9%.

The thriving Aurantian economy, worth 258 trillion Aurans a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 80,617 Aurans, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 338,137 per year while the poor average 12,500, a ratio of 27.1 to 1.

Ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools, fast-food chefs regularly win Health Innovation Awards for spitting on burgers, the police think a properly conducted criminal investigation is a real pain, and Auranti has designated Aurantium as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Auranti's national animal is the Greenjaw, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Auranti is ranked 311,824^th in the world and 19^th in Patriam for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -5.48 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.