The Nuclear Empire of Overname is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic population of 577 million Overnameans enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

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 16.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Overnamean economy, worth 28.6 trillion Scripts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 49,515 Scripts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Both criminals and civilians are DOA, euthanasia is illegal, the government tries to improve relations with hostile countries by sending gift baskets, and election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes. 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 53,123^rd in the world and 1,145^th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 140.31 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.