The Commonwealth of Arucaria is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Eugene Stevens with a fair hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.241 billion Arucarians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Prime City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Arucarian economy, worth 159 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 128,585 credits, with the richest citizens earning 9.9 times as much as the poorest.

Suburban backyards are seized by the government and turned into national parks, home education can sometimes be a load of bullocks, hospitals in Arucaria are too busy serving the needs of The North Pacific to see Arucarians, and all tariffs have been abolished. Crime, especially youth-related, 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 196,074^th in the world and 10,416^th in The North Pacific for Highest Crime Rates, with 2.49 crimes per hour.