The Dictatorship of Obsequium is a tiny, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 7 million Obsequiumians 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, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 56.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The developing Obsequiumian economy, worth 212 billion yokes a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 30,330 yokes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There is a 'turn around' sign at every border entrance, Leader signs the laws but abides by none of them, Loud Patriotic Music Day has been ranked the seventh best new holiday of the year, and saying the word 'eggplant' is now a criminal offense. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Obsequium's national animal is the lamb, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Obsequium is ranked 233,438^th in the world and 25^th in The Great Power for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.08 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.