The United States of Ostio is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President Daniel R Whitaker with an even hand, and remarkable for its avant-garde cinema, infamous sell-swords, and triple-decker prams. The compassionate, devout population of 1.799 billion Ostians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, although Administration, Education, and Industry are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Washington DC. The average income tax rate is 83.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ostioan economy, worth 298 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 165,914 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dentists routinely perform open heart surgery, the fire protection service is wholly government-funded, savvy students quote paywalled research knowing that university lecturers can't afford to check the citations, and artists are pillars of society. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ostio's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is First Amendment of the US Constitution.

Ostio is ranked 12,179^th in the world and 14^th in Ensio for Nicest Citizens, with 28.11 average smiles per day.