The Hyperborean State of Ostrinios is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Ostyhan Ier with an iron fist, and notable for its aversion to nipples, prohibition of alcohol, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.121 billion Ostriniosians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Education, with Defense, Industry, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ostrinopolis. The average income tax rate is 95.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Ostriniosian economy, worth a remarkable 1,273 trillion Aurums 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 large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. 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 an amazing 208,124 Aurums, with the richest citizens earning 5.7 times as much as the poorest.

Ostriniosian police have to pay out of their own pockets for bulletproof vests, artists regularly face criminal charges and art-burning parties are common, billions of Aurums are being blown on orbital weapons development, and the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ostrinios's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Ostriniosism.

Ostrinios is ranked 79,514^th in the world and 3^rd in the United Federation of Fascist States for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring 1,329.47 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.