The Republic of Opresiona is a very large, orderly nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ritual sacrifices, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 212 million Opresionans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 49.8%.

The strong Opresionan economy, worth 11.4 trillion yubles a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is 53,846 yubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Mathematicians are gathering an infinite number of alligators and typewriters to see if they can recreate the works of Max Barry, universities spend millions cultivating ivy on their buildings, the examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners, and citizens applying for their first jobs face fierce competition from the homeless. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Opresiona's national animal is the alligator, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Opresiona is ranked 77,322^nd in the world and 5^th in Biberland for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,972.49 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.