The Commonwealth of Arucaria is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by President James Reed with a fair hand, and notable for its aversion to nipples, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 6.774 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 14.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Arucarian economy, worth a remarkable 1,546 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 228,244 credits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 859,448 per year while the poor average 42,267, a ratio of 20.3 to 1.

Books are considered luxuries only available to the incredibly wealthy, bars are packed at all hours, grinning punters say that casino roulette is the greatest high that life has to offer, and doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick. 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 55,078^th in the world and 1,128^th in The North Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,724.05 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.