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The United Socialist States of The Oass is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Prime Minister Spencer DeRivera with an iron fist, and notable for its ban on automobiles, sprawling nuclear power plants, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cynical population of 2.475 billion Oassians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ösburg. The average income tax rate is 96.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Oassian economy, worth 398 trillion Réals a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 161,006 Réals, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Estate agents justify funky smells by revealing how often the previous owners showered, dangerous criminals are often 'accidentally' sent on one-way trips to Maxtopia, this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection, and devotion to God is only skin-deep. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Oass's national animal is the Sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Oass is ranked 298,127^th in the world and 4,802^nd in The East Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -283.38 on the Scary Big Number Scale.