The Republic of Deutsches Ostland is a very large, orderly nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 175 million Deutschens are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 45.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Deutschen economy, worth 12.7 trillion Europa Reichmarks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 72,551 Europa Reichmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Fly fishermen are legally forbidden from using electronic lures, sports journals are full of uplifting puff-pieces on professional boxers, lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers, and the optimally efficient parking strategy for business commuters is referred to as the "traveling salesman problem". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Deutsches Ostland's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Deutsches Ostland is ranked 122,605^th in the world and 2,177^th in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,031.28 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.