The Co-Operative Democracy of Aumest is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Chairman Bran Vynn Lenchre with a fair hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, rampant corporate plagiarism, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 10.039 billion Aumestes hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Clismen. The average income tax rate is 58.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Aumesten economy, worth a remarkable 1,659 trillion Pilas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 165,321 Pilas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, tabloids coo over Chairman Bran Vynn Lenchre's expected child, families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, and the government frequently panders to parents with boutique tax credits. Crime is totally unknown. Aumest's national animal is the Asulophian Tailcatcher, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Aakyo Iogeng.

Aumest is ranked 272,513^th in the world and 3,605^th in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 569.18 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.