The Federation of Aurum Riders 16th treasury is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 3.359 billion Aurum Riders 16th treasuryians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 66.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Aurum Riders 16th treasuryian economy, worth 263 trillion Gold Bars a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,320 Gold Bars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government is flooded with compensation requests, "Mad Max: Returning Again to Barrydrome" is this year's unexpected summer blockbuster, prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries, and veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aurum Riders 16th treasury's national animal is the Gold Bar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aurum Riders 16th treasury is ranked 145,099^th in the world and 2,633^rd in Suspicious for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 110,804 Standard Monetary Units.