The Great Millenary Empire of Aurcania is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Willem III with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.726 billion Aurcanians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stirlington. The average income tax rate is 72.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Aurcanian economy, worth 434 trillion Crowns a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,841 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sales of trenchcoats are on the rise, Max Barry is this year's Miss Aurcania, film studios own the rights to actors' likenesses until the next millennium, and pros are the new cons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aurcania's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Order of Rassilon.

Aurcania is ranked 152,577^th in the world and 5,488^th in the South Pacific for Most Extreme, scoring 13.97 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.