The Federal Republic of Auswalthen is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 600 million Auswalthenians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of White Pigeon. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Auswalthenian economy, worth 71.9 trillion Auswalthen Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is an impressive 119,811 Auswalthen Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.

Children dream of becoming physicians and physicists, the nation's beloved 'good-natured doormat' is inundated by begging letters, relations with Dàguó have warmed from frosty to chilly, and every new toxic waste dump comes with a seal of approval from the government's science advisor. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Auswalthen's national animal is the Fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Auswalthen is ranked 144,671^st in the world and 682^nd in Europeia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 458.4 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.