The Republic of Ostro 4 is a mammoth, genial nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, enslaved workforce, and disturbing lack of elderly people. The cynical, devout population of 7.849 billion Ostro 4ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 54.2%.

The thriving Ostro 4ian economy, worth 624 trillion baht a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 79,590 baht, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

The big red machine has ground to a halt, literally voiceless people are unable to protest when food and water are denied to them, the national census includes an opt-in to join the government-run dating service, and the military claims that their threatening letters are signed with the blood of their enemies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ostro 4's national animal is the tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ostro 4 is ranked 47,310^th in the world and 4^th in Stygian Abbey for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,035.44 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.