The Most Serene Republic of Oriento is a large, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, state-planned economy, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 185 million Orientoans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 56.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Orientoan economy, worth 16.0 trillion Oriento Dollars 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 dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is 86,312 Oriento Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Prank shows are so hot right now, foreign students are expected to have a Kegmeister Grade Average of 36-24-36 to qualify for university, it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, and school lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Oriento's national animal is the Unicorn, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Oriento is ranked 285,812^th in the world and 362^nd in Umamusume Pretty Derby for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 24.69 on the Bus Surprisal Index.