The Armed Republic of Oculia is a large, genial nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 190 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, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 75.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Oculian economy, worth 15.2 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 80,068 Benes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Bars are packed at all hours, biological warfare is used to solve small disagreements, the latest electric jet fighter has almost enough battery charge to reach cruising altitude -- provided you don't use the radar, and dog owners proudly declare that their pups can predict when the mailman will arrive. 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 43,463^rd in the world and 22^nd in Sancturia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,156.18 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.