The Empire of OCCS Long Silence is a very large, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning Hivemind population. The hard-working population of 288 million OCCS Long Silenceans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 18.5%.

The OCCS Long Silencean economy, worth 12.7 trillion Hives a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. Average income is 44,017 Hives, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. OCCS Long Silence's national animal is the Hivemind.

OCCS Long Silence is ranked 263,886^th in the world and 47^th in OC Reserves for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -4.25 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.