The Socialist Federation of Saint Aurel is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Sovereign Regent Nikolai Mikhailov with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 1.642 billion Saint Aurelians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, corrupt, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Karevsk. The average income tax rate is 90.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Saint Aurelian economy, worth 194 trillion rubles 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 major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 118,711 rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Films are funded in accordance with the volume of tears shed when reading the screenplay, the death penalty has been reintroduced, criminal rehabilitation takes place in re-education centers, and official government guidance encourages binge behaviors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saint Aurel's national animal is the horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Saint Aurel is ranked 8,110^th in the world and 1^st in The Mediterranean Region for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 6,347.14 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.