The Kingdom of Octagonal Prisms is a small, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 36 million Octagoers are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 13.4%.

The strong Octagoer economy, worth 2.70 trillion Octagons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 74,918 Octagons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

One of the nation's leading exports is empty platitudes, hit TV show 'The eXecution Factor' is a critical success, the local custom of Biking With The Cars sends tourists home bemused or in body-bags, and God took rock and roll from you, took rock and roll from everyone. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Octagonal Prisms's national animal is the Octagon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Octagonal Prisms is ranked 296,559^th in the world and 2^nd in Alvernious for Highest Drug Use, scoring 19.88 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.