The Republic of Republic of Osh is a massive, genial nation, notable for its public floggings, enslaved workforce, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.031 billion Republic of Oshians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 45.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Republic of Oshian economy, worth 72.7 trillion Ducats a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,520 Ducats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 244,026 per year while the poor average 14,891, a ratio of 16.4 to 1.

Ancestry test results arrive bundled with patent applications, no one gossips with Leader during diplomatic summits, Leader's perky ego is the talk of the town, and children seem to be getting better at lying these days. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Republic of Osh's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Republic of Osh is ranked 313,487^th in the world and 774^th in Novaya Zemlya for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -10.44 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.