The United States of The New Oceanic States is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, otherworldly petting zoo, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 254 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 Education, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 34.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient New Oceanic Statesian economy, worth 19.6 trillion Oceanic dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is 77,244 Oceanic dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Attempts to inform people about their unclaimed property are often mistaken for telephone scams, politicians tend to jump ship to whichever party is currently leading in the polls, the government says that Possession is nine-tenths of the Lore, and park rangers struggle to deal with a rash of stolen pic-a-nic baskets. Crime is totally unknown. 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 98,996^th in the world and 3,052^nd in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.