The Commonwealth of Arucaria is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by President James Reed with a fair hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 5.496 billion Arucarians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Prime City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Arucarian economy, worth a remarkable 1,166 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an amazing 212,180 credits, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,114,197 per year while the poor average 21,605, a ratio of 51.6 to 1.

Crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed, Arucaria has become a gigantic dustbowl filled with tourists and mean desperados, the military recognizes no difference between male and female soldiers, and commuter vessels have trouble staying afloat due to increased passengers. Crime is totally unknown. Arucaria's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Arucaria is ranked 25,332^nd in the world and 927^th in The North Pacific for Safest, scoring 111.35 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.