The Holy Empire of Ustallaa is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 497 million Ustallaans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capybaraastan. The average income tax rate is 41.7%.

The very strong Ustallaan economy, worth 30.4 trillion Ustallaananas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 61,190 Ustallaananas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Seafood restaurants assure customers 'If it lives in the sea, it's on our menu', flipping a coin to make a decision leads to a referral to Gambling Addiction Services, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, and the strong are acquitted and the weak are trampled in trial by a Capybara. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ustallaa's national animal is the Capybara, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ustallaa is ranked 97,476^th in the world and 2,120^th in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 66.32 law-abiding acts per hour.