The Republic of Free Augusta is a tiny, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 18 million Free Augustans 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 enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 63.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The developing Free Augustan economy, worth 530 billion Tiberian crowners 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 Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is 29,487 Tiberian crowners, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Free Augusta's national animal is the Horse.

Free Augusta is ranked 326,150^th in the world and 2^nd in The Augustan Commonwealth for Largest Black Market, with 1.00 billion Standard Monetary Units.