The Shorekeeper of St Aurora is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Lady Arbiter with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, avant-garde cinema, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.63 billion St Aurorans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aeter. The average income tax rate is 43.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish St Auroran economy, worth 90.0 trillion Astrites a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is 34,234 Astrites, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Lady Arbiter has just been declared ruler of St Aurora in an international press conference, a major religion has been named as St Aurora's national religion, there is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality, and not all rivers run to the sea. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. St Aurora's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

St Aurora is ranked 44,408^th in the world and 5^th in Windfall Shores for Nicest Citizens, with 18.02 average smiles per day.