The Union of Combyned States of Aurelia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Lusciano Cappello with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, smutty television, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 3.696 billion Aurelians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nova Polska. The average income tax rate is 91.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Aurelian economy, worth 504 trillion pesos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 136,617 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

When flight control tells pilots to alter course the usual reply is "No, YOU move!", park rangers perform full-body searches on suspected fungus smugglers, body doubles and armed bodyguards escort witnesses to and from courtrooms, and Lusciano Cappello is strangely popular with male politicians' wives. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Combyned States of Aurelia's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Combyned States of Aurelia is ranked 16,481^st in the world and 7^th in Selene for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 312.11 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.