The Interstellar Republic of The Oblong Collective is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Premier Fup Fritzkizen with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, soft-spoken computers, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, democratic population of 13.808 billion Oblongis enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Plonk-Ploon. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Oblong economy, worth a remarkable 3,214 trillion Oblong Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 232,831 Oblong Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students, trespassers entering Premier Fup Fritzkizen's office are immediately vaporized, practising saying 'how now brown cow' is an essential part of holiday planning, and waste is frequently shipped to other countries. Crime is totally unknown. The Oblong Collective's national animal is the Space Manatee, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is The Church of Monty Python.

The Oblong Collective is ranked 12,396^th in the world and 1^st in Weyard for Lowest Crime Rates, with 97.42 law-abiding acts per hour.