The Imperial Arch-Duchy of Oryxburg is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Imperial Arch-Duke Phillip III with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, free-roaming dinosaurs, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 1.089 billion Oryxburgians 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 Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of St Victoria Bay. The average income tax rate is 43.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Oryxburgian economy, worth 157 trillion Crown Shillings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 144,355 Crown Shillings, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

Weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, soldiers' positions are given away by the glint of their bayonets, getting caught with the wrong recipe book can get you locked up for 100 - 500 megaseconds, and Little League matches are often attended by riot police with water cannon... just in case. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Oryxburg's national animal is the Oryx, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Anglican Protestantism.

Oryxburg is ranked 28,108^th in the world and 57^th in Christians for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 260.2 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.