The Community of Ochre Islands is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Amaria of the Thornholders with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 11.329 billion Ochre Islanders have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bellflower. The average income tax rate is 48.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ochre Islander economy, worth a remarkable 1,121 trillion Florins a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 98,969 Florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The single fish caught by Ochre Islander fishers last year is cited as evidence of Ochre Islands's thriving fisheries, the government is funding experimental battery technology while the power grid continues to crumble, the thrash metal version of the national anthem is topping charts, and the rich are often stinkingly so. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ochre Islands's national animal is the Ochre Lizard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Ochrenatik.

Ochre Islands is ranked 15,175^th in the world and 11^th in Anaia for Nicest Citizens, with 25.23 average smiles per day.