The Imperium of Obliquity is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Callidus with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, anti-smoking policies, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 41.026 billion Obliquitians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arecacea. The average income tax rate is 83.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Obliquityian economy, worth a remarkable 3,656 trillion Lottery Tickets a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 89,129 Lottery Tickets, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Straitjackets are a common religious garb, community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home, the government puts forth the claim that harming young girls is wrong, and the nation was recently voted "most likely to betray its allies". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Obliquity's national animal is the Politician, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Obliquity is ranked 263,504^th in the world and 171^st in Thaecia for Most Primitive, scoring -205.11 on the Scary Big Number Scale.