The Republic of Araunia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, rampant corporate plagiarism, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 2.665 billion Araunians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Puerto Áureo. The average income tax rate is 94.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Araunian economy, worth 502 trillion Aureos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 188,530 Aureos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The latest guided missile cruiser "Ship-1642" has received precisely zero column inches in the press, body doubles and armed bodyguards escort witnesses to and from courtrooms, passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life, and juvenile delinquents are fitter than ever. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Araunia's national animal is the Golden Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secularism.

Araunia is ranked 185,570^th in the world and 661^st in the Pacific for Largest Populations, with 2.67 billion capita.