The United Republic of Aurasreich is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.996 billion Aurasreichians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Iron City. The average income tax rate is 86.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Aurasreichian economy, worth 269 trillion Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 135,048 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dogman-branded weapons are all the rage in the militaristic comic-book community, one-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man, psychiatrists bizarrely accompany Leader to meetings with foreign heads of state, and board shorts have replaced board rooms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aurasreich's national animal is the Griffin, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Aurasreich is ranked 210,642^nd in the world and 5,135^th in The North Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -1.41 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.