The Commonwealth of New Optus is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by President Vjon Holfman with an iron fist, and remarkable for its smutty television, sprawling nuclear power plants, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 13.42 billion Optusians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ryre. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 35.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Optusian economy, worth a remarkable 1,847 trillion Optusian Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 137,703 Optusian Credits, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 765,148 per year while the poor average 12,423, a ratio of 61.6 to 1.

Optusian TV is considered cruel and unusual punishment in other countries, competing private ambulances racing to be the first to traffic accidents are a major cause of road accidents, escalators are avoided at all costs, and formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Optus's national animal is the Crimson Crane, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Indigosim.

New Optus is ranked 298,982^nd in the world and 68^th in Aceon for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 59.06 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.