The Federation of Aurum Riders 36th Treasury is a colossal, cultured nation, renowned for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed population of 5.821 billion Aurum Riders 36th Treasuryians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 57.1%.

The powerhouse Aurum Riders 36th Treasuryian economy, worth 505 trillion Gold Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 86,786 Gold Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Card players are calling the government's bluff on anti-gambling legislation, minor parties are virtually absent in Parliament, the government raises tariffs on a weekly basis, and Leader's perky ego is the talk of the town. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aurum Riders 36th Treasury's national animal is the Lion.

Aurum Riders 36th Treasury is ranked 189,939^th in the world and 5,492^nd in Suspicious for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -1.41 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.