The Democratic Republic of Outer Plains is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, avowedly heterosexual populace, and suspicion of poets. The devout population of 623 million Outer Plainsians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Spirituality, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Snina. The average income tax rate is 29.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Outer Plainsian economy, worth 31.8 trillion Oples a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,032 Oples, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The Museum of Blackacrean War Crimes is located on "Blackacre Did Nothing Wrong Avenue", Outer Plains has designated Snina as its capital city, paralegals spend all day Hewlett-Packing attorneys' law briefs, and homeowners on prime real estate have been seen dodging giant bulldozers with cartoon characters painted on them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Outer Plains's national animal is the Unicorn, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Outer Plains is ranked 96,694^th in the world and 2,104^th in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 66.44 law-abiding acts per hour.