The Commonwealth of Onionsbourg is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 62 million Oignonais 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 19.1%.

The strong Onionsbourgian economy, worth 3.19 trillion Rondelles d'oignons a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 51,452 Rondelles d'oignons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Stone wrist watches that weigh 20lb are the latest trend, lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers, lending money has become a major liability, and citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Onionsbourg's national animal is the Chien d'oignon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Onionsbourg is ranked 253,167^th in the world and 509^th in A Taco Paradise for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -6.32 on the Clooney Contribution Index.