The Principality of Old Moore is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, restrictive gun laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 3.635 billion Old Mooreans 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 relatively small, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.9%.

The very strong Old Moorean economy, worth 234 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Average income is 64,568 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 219,269 per year while the poor average 14,027, a ratio of 15.6 to 1.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, organ donation is compulsory, and criminals always seem to be forewarned of police raids. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Old Moore's national animal is the bovina, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Old Moore is ranked 97,336^th in the world and 48^th in Metropolis for Most Corrupt Governments, with 16.31 kickbacks per hour.