The Republic of Austramar is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 62 million Austramarians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.7%.

The strong Austramarian economy, worth 3.80 trillion Peso Austramarinoes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 61,329 Peso Austramarinoes, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Copyright laws have been abolished, full-page newspaper ads are taken out linking apples and gravitational acceleration, social media sites prompt users to send birthday greetings to unresponsive nonagenarians, and private pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are given away freely by the government. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Austramar's national animal is the penguin , which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Austramar is ranked 26,741^st in the world and 8^th in Rushmore for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,715.79 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.