The Most Serene Republic of Oeaiu is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Santa Claus with a fair hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, enforced nudity, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 16.183 billion Oeaiuans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mountain Peak City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.8%.

The strong Oeaiuan economy, worth 881 trillion guilders a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 54,453 guilders, with the richest citizens earning 8.3 times as much as the poorest.

It is illegal to have the wrong clock time showing on your microwave oven, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, even the most lowly council pen-pusher has the same political power as a senior minister, and Mr Happy's Funland has just been named Oeaiu's new capital. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Oeaiu's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Elfism.

Oeaiu is ranked 272,487^th in the world and 3^rd in Alpheratz for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 9.85 Effective Tax Rate.