The State of The World Ocean is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its complete lack of public education and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 27.362 billion World Oceanians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The minute, moralistic, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.3%.

The powerhouse World Oceanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,196 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 43,740 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 150,064 per year while the poor average 9,357, a ratio of 16.0 to 1.

Voting is voluntary. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. The World Ocean's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The World Ocean is ranked 316,107^th in the world and 1^st in The World Ocean for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -7.75 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.