The United States of Odus is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by James Cooke with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, rampant corporate plagiarism, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 11.82 billion Odusians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.6%.

The strong Odusian economy, worth 895 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 75,743 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 243,228 per year while the poor average 17,878, a ratio of 13.6 to 1.

A proud mining community is considering a rebellion after the Capital officially renamed them 'District XII', major cities are suffering under water rationing, citizens know never to accept cookies from strangers, and invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Odus's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is the Cult of Godsinia.

Odus is ranked 55,504^th in the world and 2^nd in Auctoritan Commonwealth for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 47.2 on the Kitten Softness Rating.