The Lookout of Outpost II is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning kangaroo population. The quiet, industrious population of 9.5 billion Sentries are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 30.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Outpost IIian economy, worth 340 trillion guilders a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,850 guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, a major religion has been named as Outpost II's national religion, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Outpost II in an international press conference. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Outpost II's national animal is the kangaroo.

Outpost II is ranked 150,197^th in the world and 1^st in Exterminators for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 811.92 on the Societal Mobility Rating.