The United Republic of Aurasreich is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful population of 8.499 billion Aurasreichians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Artemisia. The average income tax rate is 97.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Aurasreichian economy, worth a remarkable 1,936 trillion Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 227,877 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Leader's told that love often manifests itself through homicidal four-lettered litanies, citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits, it is illegal to brush crumbs off your clothing outdoors, and up to 40% of voters can finally read the issues they're deciding on. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aurasreich's national animal is the Phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Aurasreich is ranked 2,702^nd in the world and 1^st in The Ninth Army for Most Developed, scoring 97.6 on the Human Development Index.