The Republic of Oryol Oblast is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its frequent executions, prohibition of alcohol, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.443 billion Oryol Oblastians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oryol. The average income tax rate is 47.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Oryol Oblastian economy, worth 167 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 116,193 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Trying to toast marshmallows in an electric fireplace just isn't the same, goldfish bowls are three metres in diameter, the military has grudgingly released all top secret information in an effort for greater transparency, and the trail of chickpeas is a controversial part of middle school curriculum. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Oryol Oblast's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Oryol Oblast is ranked 58,200^th in the world and 351^st in Novaya Zemlya for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 161.68 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.