The Commonwealth of New Optus is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by President Vjon Holfman with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, deadly medical pandemics, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 12.958 billion Optusians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ryre. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 34.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Optusian economy, worth a remarkable 1,777 trillion Optusian Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 137,143 Optusian Credits, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 773,598 per year while the poor average 11,963, a ratio of 64.7 to 1.

Optusian watches list strained wrists as a common side effect, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, the government is ignoring the latest terrorist atrocities in Ryre for fear of causing a fuss, and in distant lands the nation is known as a lovely place that was even better in the good old days. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Optus's national animal is the Crimson Crane, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Indigosim.

New Optus is ranked 20,703^rd in the world and 14^th in Aceon for Most Corrupt Governments, with 104.9 kickbacks per hour.