The Serene Republic of Far Olksim is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its frequent executions, daily referendums, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 2.169 billion Far Olksimians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capanarrow. The average income tax rate is 50.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Far Olksimian economy, worth 168 trillion Efforts a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,587 Efforts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign musicians that Leader dislikes are turned away at the border, new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Far Olksim to be bombproof, raccoons are plump and satiated, and the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Capanarrow Times is sold out. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Far Olksim's national animal is the Cow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Far Olksim is ranked 306,500^th in the world and 8^th in Ixnay Farm System for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -14.76 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.