The Federal Republic of Ouppystan is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 969 million Ouppystanians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ouppy City. The average income tax rate is 65.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Ouppystanian economy, worth 45.9 trillion Oupdollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,379 Oupdollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

News headlines suggest that Leader has a sideline in guinea pig pimping, janitors and interns go on luxury retreats while the desks are cleared by the C-Suite, war is made in the name of love, and billions of Oupdollars are being poured into a space program. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ouppystan's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ouppystan is ranked 21,482^nd in the world and 114^th in Refugia for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 3,122.32 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.