The United States of The New Oceanic States is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, otherworldly petting zoo, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 150 million New Oceanic Statesians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 24.4%.

The frighteningly efficient New Oceanic Statesian economy, worth 12.4 trillion Oceanic dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is 82,502 Oceanic dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

Baby boys who pick up pink crayons are sent to a psychiatric ward, The New Oceanic States City has restaurants serving every meat from aardvark to zebra, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, and New Oceanic Statesian novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Leader. Crime is well under control. The New Oceanic States's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

The New Oceanic States is ranked 41,049^th in the world and 1,381^st in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 75 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.