The Republic of Ounderlan is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Zara Ezana with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 2.539 billion Ounderlanians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Administration, with Law & Order, Industry, and Education also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Desana. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Ounderlanian economy, worth 276 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 108,773 dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 473,552 per year while the poor average 15,813, a ratio of 29.9 to 1.

The nation's police officers are famously miserable-looking, those who cut young children are told to cut it out, the only thing slower than the economy is the exchange where it's managed, and a video of Zara Ezana wearing shock-blue face paint and smashing an electric guitar in front of a frenzied crowd is on endless repeat on the nightly news. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ounderlan's national animal is the phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Oriental Orthodox Christianity.

Ounderlan is ranked 26,718^th in the world and 354^th in the Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 266.95 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.