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The Democratic Republic of Oswast is a huge, genial nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 896 million Oswastians 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, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Santi. The average income tax rate is 58.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Oswastian economy, worth 89.4 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 99,790 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Students abandon classrooms for online education, Oswastians suffer not the eggplant emoji to live, foreign policy is mostly just to smile and hope for the best, and girls who wear lipstick are berated for pandering to male gazes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Oswast's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Oswast is ranked 125,061^st in the world and 118^th in Thaecia for Most Patriotic, with 14.95 flags saluted per person per day.