The Midstate of Aureas is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, ubiquitous missile silos, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 1.689 billion Auraesians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 27.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Auraesian economy, worth 173 trillion Coranthaean Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 102,738 Coranthaean Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Daily newspapers are permitted to run only pro-government stories, environmentalists have found an unusual ally in soldiers of fortune, citizens living in underground cities have developed a healthy green glow, and the nation is famous for bravely sending wave after wave of its soldiers until the enemy runs out of bullets. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Aureas's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aureas is ranked 297,465^th in the world and 1^st in New Corinthea for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -7.43 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.