The Holy Empire of Orlandistan is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Bilvio Serlusconi with a fair hand, and renowned for its flagrant waste-dumping, unlimited-speed roads, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 2.148 billion Orlandistanians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cugnasco. The average income tax rate is 13.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Orlandistanian economy, worth 159 trillion Caillouxes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 74,482 Caillouxes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Royalist is the most offensive slur in the Orlandistanian language, unwary hikers climbing the bluffs of Mount Cugnasco make great practice for foreign snipers, rumor has it that Bilvio Serlusconi has won three lotteries in a row, and barbed wire entanglements and guard towers surround the Cugnasco Natural History Museum. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Orlandistan's national animal is the Scotoplane, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Orlandistan is ranked 212,544^th in the world and 564^th in The Wellspring for Most Patriotic, with 5.51 flags saluted per person per day.