The Most Venerable Polis of Ortigia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Delegates of the Council of Ten with a fair hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, state-planned economy, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.027 billion Ortigians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aretusa. The average income tax rate is 83.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ortigian economy, worth 117 trillion Drachmas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 114,024 Drachmas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone, 'A is for Annulment' is a popular children's song, protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, and surveillance cameras are banned. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ortigia's national animal is the Aquila, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ortigia is ranked 11,279^th in the world and 231^st in Europe for Highest Food Quality, scoring 153.1 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.