The British Empire of Aukden is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its national health service, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 699 million Aukes love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of London. The average income tax rate is 45.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Aukish economy, worth 31.5 trillion Pounds 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 Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 45,029 Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Produce markets have tanked in pursuit of the perfect potato, the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event, exiles see that the line where the sky meets the sea is just clouds and rain, and the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aukden's national animal is the Seagull, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Aukden is ranked 265,393^rd in the world and 151^st in United Kingdom for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -9 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.