The Republic of Owion 39 is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 590 million Owion 39ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Owion city. The average income tax rate is 42.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Owion 39ian economy, worth 38.2 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,677 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present, sales of fishnet stockings have reached a record high, increasing numbers of children in Owion 39 have different eye and hair color to their supposed fathers, and a PhD just ain't what it used to be. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Owion 39's national animal is the falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Owion 39 is ranked 27,679^th in the world and 6^th in Owion for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 52.16 on the Kitten Softness Rating.