The Armed Republic of OIS Arbalest is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its smutty television, pith helmet sales, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 512 million OIS Arbalestians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 35.0%.

The all-consuming OIS Arbalestian economy, worth 57.4 trillion Halicarnassuses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 112,184 Halicarnassuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Unemployed mercenaries drift the country looking for new careers, excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions, OIS Arbalest is increasingly belligerent on the international stage, and wars of expansion are described as "peacekeeping operations". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. OIS Arbalest's national animal is the White Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

OIS Arbalest is ranked 232,392^nd in the world and 599^th in Ordo Imperialia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -4.64 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.