The Armed Republic of Oculia is a large, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 173 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, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 75.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Oculian economy, worth 13.7 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 Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 78,945 Benes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Centuries-old marble buildings are being torn down and replaced with corrugated steel wind tunnels, every week is blindness awareness week, citizens spend millions on microtransactions to feed virtual orphans while actual orphans starve overseas, and dynamite sales and concert audiences are booming. 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 304,035^th in the world and 124^th in Sancturia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -13.25 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.