The Federal Republic of Originia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Chancellor with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.429 billion Originese love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Honiara. The average income tax rate is 36.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Origini economy, worth 263 trillion Cassoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 108,515 Cassoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A new "thought police" branch is being developed, late night talk show hosts are having a field day over Chancellor's questionably sane new coalition partners, religious terrorism is considered to be an Act of God by insurance companies, and heartfelt sentiments are mercilessly marketed by a million-Casso treacle machine. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Originia's national animal is the Cassowary, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Originia is ranked 9,025^th in the world and 259^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 56.1 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.