The Colony of The Other Side is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.112 billion Other Sideans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.2%.

The very strong Other Sidean economy, worth 235 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Book Publishing, and Gambling. Average income is 75,715 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 7.8 times as much as the poorest.

The mining industry has taken a hit from tighter environmental regulations, local mafias have a tough time disposing of dead snitches without catching the attention of recycling authorities, Leader has just been declared ruler of The Other Side in an international press conference, and the government regularly reassures citizens that there are no monsters under their beds. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. The Other Side's national animal is the otter, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

The Other Side is ranked 121,827^th in the world and 1^st in The Other Side for Safest, scoring 73.43 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.