The Republic of Auscusia is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, anti-smoking policies, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 1.655 billion Auscusians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 21.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Auscusian economy, worth 228 trillion Solwyrs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 138,185 Solwyrs, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 519,359 per year while the poor average 25,666, a ratio of 20.2 to 1.

Lonely people are supposed to be cheered up by the many parties that they are never invited to, international humanitarian organisations are applauding the government for ending the death penalty, agricultural employees work for peanuts, and prison walls have had to be modified to keep parkour-trained criminals from escaping. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Auscusia's national animal is the Obsidian Tortoise, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Auscusia is ranked 323,743^rd in the world and 1,169^th in Concord for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -11.83 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.