The Commonwealth of Arucaria is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by President James Reed with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and aversion to nipples. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 10.746 billion Arucarians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Industry, although Welfare, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and Law & Order are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Prime City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Arucarian economy, worth a remarkable 2,992 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 278,466 credits, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,681,354 per year while the poor average 20,688, a ratio of 81.3 to 1.

Subsidisation of Big Pharma has stopped many corporate executives from having to sell their second homes, the "Dreadnowt" is the pride and joy of the Arucarian Navy, commuter vessels have trouble staying afloat due to increased passengers, and groups of three or more trees are cut down in the name of 'child safety'. Crime is totally unknown. Arucaria's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Arucaria is ranked 140,026^th in the world and 2,056^th in The North Pacific for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,775.17 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.