The Sultanate of Oom is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Papa Mau-Mau with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 17.483 billion Oomians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lily Hammer. The average income tax rate is 50.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Oomian economy, worth a remarkable 2,164 trillion Muriburis a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 123,807 Muriburis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Workers for the environmental protection agency are patted down for tartar sauce every morning, education and welfare spending are on the rise, a byzantine web of conspiracies and secret alliances must be navigated any time legislation is voted upon, and only adults may purchase violent video games. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Oom's national animal is the Crunchy Frog, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Oom is ranked 285,099^th in the world and 726^th in 10000 Islands for Most Primitive, scoring -436.95 on the Scary Big Number Scale.