The Holy Empire of Ostrice is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Adam with an even hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, ban on automobiles, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.311 billion Ostriceans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of CB Dan i noc. The average income tax rate is 72.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Ostricean economy, worth 452 trillion gays a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Cheese Exports, and Tourism. Average income is 48,574 gays, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, third world countries are rich in "I Love CB Dan I Noc" t-shirts, the mood of raunchy movies is often ruined by the sound of babies crying, and debates on whether toilet seats should be left up or down are increasingly commonplace. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ostrice's national animal is the my cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is haha weed.

Ostrice is ranked 255,374^th in the world and 483^rd in The Communist Bloc for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -4.64 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.