The Commonwealth of Arucaria is a massive, genial nation, ruled by President James Reed with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 3.47 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 government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Prime City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Arucarian economy, worth 627 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 180,856 credits, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 971,051 per year while the poor average 17,575, a ratio of 55.2 to 1.

A survey of the nation's rivers and children has shown that pesticide levels are at an all-time regional high, kids who move from attending a public school in the city to the country often struggle in goat milking class, factory workers offered 20-hour shifts are expected to thank their bosses for the wonderful opportunity, and all statues and paintings of dogs are being destroyed to avoid offending cat-lovers. 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 129,517^th in the world and 4,250^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 1,517.57 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.