The Tragic Dust of Ominous Apparition is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Lucian with an even hand, and notable for its enslaved workforce, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 1.474 billion Ominous Apparitionians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crimson Troupe. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.2%.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Ominous Apparitionian economy, worth 45.1 trillion Troupes a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 30,604 Troupes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 92,404 per year while the poor average 7,895, a ratio of 11.7 to 1.

The sound of rattles and selfie shots regularly disrupt political debates, protests are illegal, crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, and the number of students attending university has reached a record high. Crime is moderate. Ominous Apparition's national animal is the Blood Diamond, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ominous Apparition is ranked 260,936^th in the world and 15^th in Crimson Troupe for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 39.43 on the Kitten Softness Rating.