The Constitutional Monarchy of Opis is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by King Carter II with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, barren, inhospitable landscape, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 2.312 billion Opisians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valencia. The average income tax rate is 19.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Opisian economy, worth 295 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 127,863 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Auditors are gutting every governmental department, surrogate mothers are encouraged to refer to their wombs as 'rental space', there's more vermin than ever on the metro, and the government's economic policy is "sort it yourself". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Opis's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Faith of the Seven and Trozen.

Opis is ranked 28,119^th in the world and 1,020^th in The North Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 19.56 average smiles per day.