The Angvarian Governorate of Obkhor is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Empress Katharina II with an iron fist, and renowned for its state-planned economy, hatred of cheese, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 6.344 billion Angvarians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pûl-núbat. The average income tax rate is 70.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Angvarian economy, worth 112 trillion Angvarian crounes 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 dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is 17,668 Angvarian crounes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Elections have been outlawed, Obkhor has designated Pûl-núbat as its capital city, Empress Katharina II has just been declared ruler of Obkhor in an international press conference, and Miraculism has been named as Obkhor's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Obkhor's national animal is the common raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Miraculism.

Obkhor is ranked 304,880^th in the world and 17^th in The United Islands of the Atlantic for Highest Average Incomes, with 17,668.37 Standard Monetary Units.