The United Socialist States of Orcawenia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Comrade Shamu with an even hand, and renowned for its lack of airports, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 1.576 billion Orcawenians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Ocean. The average income tax rate is 93.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Orcawenian economy, worth 146 trillion Krills a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 92,701 Krills, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There is a heavy social stigma attached to e-cigarettes, Comrade Shamu is famed for giving great back rubs, hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have, and passengers often cause a stink on public transport. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Orcawenia's national animal is the Whale, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Rep-un.

Orcawenia is ranked 40,972^nd in the world and 1^st in Auria for Safest, scoring 105.33 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.