The United Socialist States of The Oass is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Prime Minister James Decroix with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory vegetarianism, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 1.132 billion Oassians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ösburg. The average income tax rate is 91.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Oassian economy, worth 155 trillion Réals a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 137,332 Réals, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One does not simply walk into the tundra, if a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it... Oassian satellites can detect it, kids looking for shark teeth have become ancient history, and social media sites go into shutdown for days at a time to censor user content. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Oass's national animal is the Sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Oass is ranked 7,226^th in the world and 188^th in The East Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 39.87 average smiles per day.