The Republic of Osterling is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.046 billion Osterlingians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 11.8%.

The strong Osterlingian economy, worth 63.1 trillion litrus a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 60,362 litrus, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Osterling's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Osterling is ranked 234,503^rd in the world and 18^th in Germany for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.03 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.