The Republic of Odawe is a massive, genial nation, ruled by President with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.793 billion Odaweans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Odawa City. The average income tax rate is 77.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Odawean economy, worth 227 trillion Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 126,611 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The government is allowing greater autonomy for some regions in the hopes of quelling growing secessionist movements, it's never "just a game" with Odawean sports fans, representatives soak in mineral pools at the new capitol building day spa, and the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Odawe's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Odawe is ranked 167,444^th in the world and 1^st in Great New West for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 234.16 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.