The Federal Republic of Audrelia is a huge, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 489 million Audrelians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 36.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Audrelian economy, worth 26.1 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,320 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

High school bands practice by moonlight, people regularly disappear off the streets and all evidence of them is destroyed, body doubles and armed bodyguards escort witnesses to and from courtrooms, and Audrelia has designated Audrelia City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Audrelia's national animal is the swan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Audrelia is ranked 65,782^nd in the world and 910^th in the West Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,674.94 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.