The Trails of Oakside is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 3.433 billion Oaksideans 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 9.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Oaksidean economy, worth 182 trillion barks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Cheese Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,075 barks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Oakside's national animal is the horned owl, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Oakside is ranked 109,945^th in the world and 19^th in Carcassonne for Most Valuable International Artwork, with zero Bank.