The Democratic Republic of Ostaslavia is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its infamous sell-swords and compulsory military service. The quiet, industrious population of 316 million Ostaslavians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 46.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Ostaslavian economy, worth 10.1 trillion Kumeis a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 31,979 Kumeis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Jabbing a baby's bottle at officials gets parents waved straight through immigration, the country routinely whitewashes uncomfortable parts of its history, lending money has become a major liability, and women don't report crimes to the emergency services for fear of being arrested. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ostaslavia's national animal is the Rostovian Deer.

Ostaslavia is ranked 241,598^th in the world and 55^th in THE W0RLD for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.