The Armed Republic of Oculia is a large, orderly nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 173 million Oculians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 76.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Oculian economy, worth 13.5 trillion Benes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 78,172 Benes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Adverts proclaim it has to be healthy if the Mornay uses hand-grated Gallopavian Gruyère, orphans would rather live their life of luxury than be adopted by prospective parents, centuries-old marble buildings are being torn down and replaced with corrugated steel wind tunnels, and every week is blindness awareness week. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Oculia's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Oculia is ranked 303,630^th in the world and 126^th in Sancturia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -13.25 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.