The Republic of Oulu FIN is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, keen interest in outer space, and digital currency. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 868 million Oulu FINians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.3%.

The strong Oulu FINian economy, worth 45.4 trillion euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 52,315 euros, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Oulu FIN's radio stations, belligerent citizens shoot at passing clouds for 'violating their airspace', search and rescue forces now accept cheques and all major credit cards, and laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Oulu FIN's national animal is the brown bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Oulu FIN is ranked 107,683^rd in the world and 563^rd in Aerospace for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,213.35 on the Gilded Widget Scale.