The Republic of Onasia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by President Hamilton with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 8.06 billion Onasians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Belsia. The average income tax rate is 95.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Onasian economy, worth 920 trillion Onian dollars a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 114,254 Onian dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Home renovation projects take decades to complete, the Ministry of Health has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of delayed menopause, strip mining of rare earth metals is up while back problems are down, and the slowest students feel vaguely targeted by their Mendelian Inheritance coursework. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Onasia's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Onasia is ranked 37,967^th in the world and 1,319^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 185.26 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.