The OIS-0052 of OIS Maelstrom is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Avakael with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, ban on automobiles, and keen interest in outer space. The cynical population of 4.137 billion OIS Maelstromians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of OIS-5453X. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 43.6%.

The powerhouse OIS Maelstromian economy, worth 406 trillion Halicarnassuses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 98,379 Halicarnassuses, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 295,580 per year while the poor average 25,560, a ratio of 11.6 to 1.

Surveillance cameras are banned, guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, politicians constantly ring their voters to remind them how good a job they're doing, and atheists refusing to attend church are heavily fined by the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. OIS Maelstrom's national animal is the White Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Cruor.

OIS Maelstrom is ranked 235,269^th in the world and 547^th in Ordo Imperialia for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 47.56 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.