The Kingdom of Ostellan is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by President Adrian Ryne with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, sprawling nuclear power plants, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 7.421 billion Ostellanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vesland. The average income tax rate is 96.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Ostellanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,139 trillion Aurens a year, is highly specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 153,575 Aurens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The dartboard at the Ostellanian Cancer Research Charity bears a picture of President Adrian Ryne's face, weight loss clubs that guarantee losing a stone a month are talking about misplacing rocks, kids looking for shark teeth have become ancient history, and pizzerias must now display shrines to the Pizza God. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ostellan's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

Ostellan is ranked 2,311^th in the world and 8^th in The Western Isles for Safest, scoring 145.07 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.