The Imperial State of The Orwell Society is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Imperial Director Magnus Xander with an iron fist, and notable for its vat-grown people, disturbing lack of elderly people, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 7.877 billion Orwellians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Meldinex. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Orwellian economy, worth a remarkable 3,363 trillion credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 427,036 credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ghost regiments exist only on paper, no-one can foil the ambitions of Big Aluminium, the relatives of suicide victims tend to be angry rather than sad, and the constant playing of Merry Birthday on Orwellian radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Orwell Society's national animal is the secretary bird, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Orwell Society is ranked 302,889^th in the world and 553^rd in Starlight for Fattest Citizens, with 3.95 Obesity Rate.