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The Empire of Great Octavia |
“Vos mox iterum sub nostrum pedem”
Category: Iron Fist Consumerists | ||
Civil Rights: Outlawed |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Unheard Of |
Location: The Alliance of Absolute Monarchs |
Regional Influence: Instigator |
The Empire of Great Octavia is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by God-Emperor Octavius I with an iron fist, and notable for its closed borders, anti-smoking policies, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.587 billion Great Octavians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Spirituality are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cagliari. The average income tax rate is 74.0%.
The frighteningly efficient Great Octavian economy, worth a remarkable 1,804 trillion octobucks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 322,916 octobucks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.
Children who believe in the tooth fairy are frequently shipped off to Bigtopia, politicians look weirdly alike, ritual mummification is making a comeback, and great octopus populations thrive as dogs are slaughtered in the millions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Great Octavia's national animal is the great octopus, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is imperial cultism.
Great Octavia is ranked 127,872nd in the world and 4th in The Alliance of Absolute Monarchs for Most Stationary, with 262.8885123068 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Great Octavia's influence in The Alliance of Absolute Monarchs fell from "Dealmaker" to "Instigator".
- : Great Octavia's influence in The Alliance of Absolute Monarchs rose from "Instigator" to "Dealmaker".
- : Following new legislation in Great Octavia, great octopus populations thrive as dogs are slaughtered in the millions.
- : Following new legislation in Great Octavia, ritual mummification is making a comeback.
- : Following new legislation in Great Octavia, politicians look weirdly alike.
- : Following new legislation in Great Octavia, children who believe in the tooth fairy are frequently shipped off to Bigtopia.
- : Great Octavia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Gambling Industry.
- : Great Octavia's influence in The Alliance of Absolute Monarchs rose from "Contender" to "Instigator".
- : Great Octavia's influence in The Alliance of Absolute Monarchs fell from "Instigator" to "Contender".
- : Great Octavia's influence in The Alliance of Absolute Monarchs rose from "Contender" to "Instigator".
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: None.