The United Democratic Soviets of Aruminia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by President Altan with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and aversion to nipples. The compassionate population of 4.643 billion Aruminians 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 Administration, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berole. The average income tax rate is 75.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Aruminian economy, worth 353 trillion Shales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 76,205 Shales, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy', hordes of unemployed lumberjacks have resorted to cutting down utility poles to satisfy their cravings, bris parties are all the rage, and "President Altan got your tongue?" has become a popular idiom. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aruminia's national animal is the Egg Crab, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Arusetuism.

Aruminia is ranked 31,110^th in the world and 38^th in Spiritus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 82.08 law-abiding acts per hour.