The Commonwealth of Opyra is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Michael with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 7.8 billion Opyrians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Opyria. The average income tax rate is 64.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Opyrian economy, worth a remarkable 1,018 trillion Crowns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 130,639 Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Maxtopian tourists make expensive pilgrimages to Opyria to enjoy their national art, economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, and drug distribution is tightly controlled by the government. Crime is totally unknown. Opyra's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is State Atheism.

Opyra is ranked 10,349^th in the world and 228^th in The East Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 55.21 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.