The Nuclear Empire of Overname is a huge, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, democratic population of 559 million Overnameans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Overlook. The average income tax rate is 15.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Overnamean economy, worth 27.6 trillion Scripts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Tourism, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 49,370 Scripts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Umbrellas are back in fashion, glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, the government's approval ratings go down while its turnover rate goes up, and vehicular homicide by Overnamean ambassadors is a leading cause of death throughout the world's capital cities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Overname's national animal is the Starwing, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Overname is ranked 58,954^th in the world and 1,414^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.48 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.