The Incorporated States of Universal Syndicates is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 708 million Oscuras are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The thriving Oscuran economy, worth 51.1 trillion energy credits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales. Average income is 72,180 energy credits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 314,378 per year while the poor average 10,485, a ratio of 30.0 to 1.

Confessions don't count if suffixed with "izzle", the backs of 'No Trespassing' signs were made for you and me, kids' party bags often contain candy and e-cigarettes, and voting is compulsory. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Universal Syndicates's national animal is the vyite, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Universal Syndicates is ranked 156,664^th in the world and 14^th in Astral Sea for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 1,431 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.