The United States of Ostio is a massive, genial nation, ruled by President Lucas Barnes with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, infamous sell-swords, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, devout population of 1.34 billion Ostians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government prioritizes Defense, although Administration, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Washington DC. The average income tax rate is 76.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ostioan economy, worth 194 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 145,089 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Robots can only dream of electric sheep and living a long happy life, President Lucas Barnes's Dreadnought-class tankbuster limousine is said to have more ammunition than the entire Brancalandian Army, smoking is banned in public areas, and teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ostio's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is First Amendment of the US Constitution.

Ostio is ranked 26,126^th in the world and 11^th in Ensio for Lowest Crime Rates, with 88.03 law-abiding acts per hour.