The Republic of Ottoria is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.27 billion Ottorians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 11.8%.

The strong Ottorian economy, worth 353 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Trout Farming. Average income is 56,402 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Over a third of the seats in sports stadiums have been removed to make room for female-only commodes, the tenet of free speech is held dear, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, and people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ottoria's national animal is the porpoise, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Ottoria is ranked 257,068^th in the world and 10^th in Train Station for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,411.55 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.