The Democratic Republic of Obrania is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Annalise Criona with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 21.232 billion Obranians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Michaic City. The average income tax rate is 97.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Obranian economy, worth a remarkable 2,951 trillion Obranian złoties a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 139,035 Obranian złoties, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Asthmatics can now suffer the effects of polluting chimneys from further away than ever before, third world countries are rich in "I Love Michaic City" t-shirts, visiting the best Obranian restaurants requires keeping a visa on file, and residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling. Crime is totally unknown. Obrania's national animal is the domestic cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Obrania is ranked 314,094^th in the world and 5,999^th in The North Pacific for Largest Mining Sector, scoring -29.05 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.