The United Nations of Opiachus is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Secretary-General Lee with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, vat-grown people, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 8.717 billion Opians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The medium-sized, liberal, pro-business government prioritizes Education, with Defense, Industry, and Social Policy also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Opiachus. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 33.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Opian economy, worth a remarkable 1,132 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 129,882 dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 733,879 per year while the poor average 11,286, a ratio of 65.0 to 1.

The government loves seeing the little people fight, sales of trenchcoats are on the rise, academics have a bone to pick with free market entrepreneurs, and terrified neighbors cower behind concertina wire and machine gun nests. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Opiachus's national animal is the dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Opiachus is ranked 12,387^th in the world and 6^th in Free Market Federation for Highest Food Quality, scoring 146.97 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.