The Republic of O r i e n t i a is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space and compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.269 billion Orientals enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tokyo. The average income tax rate is 17.0%.

The O r i e n t i an economy, worth 63.7 trillion Yen a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,236 Yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Billions of Yen are being blown on orbital weapons development, sex changes are routinely performed at O r i e n t i a's hospitals, O r i e n t i a has designated Tokyo as its capital city, and the youth vote is only counted when kindergarten teachers ask who drew the best picture. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. O r i e n t i a's national animal is the Phoenix, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

O r i e n t i a is ranked 104,173^rd in the world and 4,965^th in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 66 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.