The Rain of Sensation of Araukia is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Veil of Evernight with an iron fist, and renowned for its ritual sacrifices, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 5.539 billion Araukians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Memory Zone. The average income tax rate is 41.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Araukian economy, worth 190 trillion memories a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 34,391 memories, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Beggars lack pockets for spare change, Araukian police have to pay out of their own pockets for bulletproof vests, black market eau de toilette is made in bathroom labs across the nation, and the military is slashing spending on conventional arms and diverting it to spending on prosthetic arms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Araukia's national animal is the jellyfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is □□□□□□□□□□□.

Araukia is ranked 223,213^th in the world and 11,698^th in Lazarus for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 29.96 on the Bus Surprisal Index.