The United Socialist States of Aurinor is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Fisher with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 5.266 billion Aurinorians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Val. The average income tax rate is 99.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Aurinorian economy, worth 907 trillion Wings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 172,267 Wings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

City budgets are spent entirely on supporting the town royalty, the regional delicacy of chocolate bombes is deadlier than an unexploded bomb, internet moderator is one of the most popular jobs among the nation's more socially awkward citizens, and many whiskies taste suspiciously like automobile radiators. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aurinor's national animal is the macaque, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Humanism.

Aurinor is ranked 994^th in the world and 26^th in the Rejected Realms for Nicest Citizens, with 90.69 average smiles per day.