The Arling of Osus is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Arlessa Livosca vas Furey with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 10.259 billion Osusians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Linc. The average income tax rate is 19.7%.

The strong Osusian economy, worth 574 trillion kamas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is 56,020 kamas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Billions of kamas are being poured into a space program, paper and ink publications are subsidised by the government to keep them in the black, students do more community service than homework, and government agents stalk the aisles of grocery stores for out-of-stock medications. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Osus's national animal is the jaguar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Maumiqism.

Osus is ranked 134,925^th in the world and 1^st in Bailiwick of Guernsey for Highest Poor Incomes, with 25,028.15 Standard Monetary Units.