The State of Obed Booz is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, notable for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, democratic population of 35.126 billion Obed Boozians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The medium-sized, moralistic government prioritizes Education, with Industry, Healthcare, and International Aid also on the agenda, while Welfare isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 22.2%.

The strong Obed Boozian economy, worth a remarkable 1,502 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 42,768 betales, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is voluntary, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and Obed Booz has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Obed Booz's national animal is the deer.

Obed Booz is ranked 239,804^th in the world and 450^th in State for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 33.17 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.