The Armed Corporations of Aurora Islands is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by General John Westmoreland with an even hand, and remarkable for its absence of drug laws, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 31.277 billion Auroraians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aurora City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Auroraian economy, worth an astonishing 30,346 trillion golden dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Soda Sales. Average income is a breathtaking 970,238 golden dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 9,087,709 per year while the poor average 8,728, a ratio of 1,041 to 1.

There is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality, several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation, a few people seem to spend their whole time complaining, and retirement homes are filled with foreign war criminals. Crime is totally unknown. Aurora Islands's national animal is the golden hummingbird, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Aurora Islands is ranked 233,528^th in the world and 717^th in United Kingdom for Highest Poor Incomes, with 8,728.9 Standard Monetary Units.