The Empire of Auberean Waves is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor Alain I with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, ban on automobiles, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 2.726 billion Aubereans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Amiens. The average income tax rate is 98.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Auberean economy, worth 494 trillion crowns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 181,415 crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, it isn't only obsequious grandees who produce a lot of manure at state occasions, the realistic depiction of tentacles is on the core syllabus of most art schools, and courtrooms can be a little sketchy. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Auberean Waves's national animal is the raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Humanism.

Auberean Waves is ranked 267,432^nd in the world and 13,862^nd in The North Pacific for Highest Crime Rates, with 1.48 crimes per hour.