The Republic of Osymandyas is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its smutty television, infamous sell-swords, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.738 billion Osymandyasians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 75.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Osymandyasian economy, worth a remarkable 1,066 trillion Object Permanences a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 137,840 Object Permanences, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

New cases of Asbestosis are cropping up as quickly as hospitals can deal with them, the diplomatic corps stinks, at the edge of the final frontier space's biggest missile platform is about to unfold, and printing out government documents requires the approval of at least three admins. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Osymandyas's national animal is the Question Mark, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Osymandyas is ranked 170,889^th in the world and 19^th in Trading Cards for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 961.57 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.