The Democratic Republic of Operahouse is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Erik Destler with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.561 billion Operahouseans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it prioritizes Healthcare, with Education, Environment, and Law & Order also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of London. The average income tax rate is 81.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Operahousean economy, worth 476 trillion Daae Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 49,830 Daae Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Five-year-olds chanting "Little Miss Muffet" are accused of bullying arachnophobes, there's a lot of mouth-breathers about these days, veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days, and sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Operahouse's national animal is the Phantom, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Operahouse is ranked 246,841^st in the world and 11,972^nd in the South Pacific for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -59.01 on the Hayek Index.