The Polyphonic Isles of Auloi is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its lack of airports, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.41 billion Auloians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 88.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Auloian economy, worth 116 trillion Notes 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 dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is 82,230 Notes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has declared victoria over the cheese menace, keeping the lights on keeps the lights on for increasing amounts of Auloians, afternoon delight in care homes is restricted to a serving of spotted dick at 3pm, and when their backs are against the walls Auloians look out for gay men. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Auloi's national animal is the Goose, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Auloi is ranked 13,780^th in the world and 325^th in the South Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 81.84 quips per hour.