The Commonwealth of Ocularist is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 294 million Ocularistians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 43.0%.

The Ocularistian economy, worth 18.2 trillion Lokes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 61,809 Lokes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Toy versions of heroin paraphernalia let kids pretend to be their favourite TV characters, the new Ocularistian-made OS is buggier and more inconvenient than a horse-drawn carriage, citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits, and stocks go up when the internet says so. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ocularist's national animal is the serpeant, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ocularist is ranked 64,529^th in the world and 489^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,575.3 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.