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The Republic of Occiglen is a small, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, state-planned economy, and suspicion of poets. The quiet, industrious population of 45 million Occiglenians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 44.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Occiglenian economy, worth 1.57 trillion Provincial Talers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 34,911 Provincial Talers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Anyone with an emergency on a holy day is advised to pray harder, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, the dictionary is a common first book for children, and skateboarding is punishable by heavy fines. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Occiglen's national animal is the Provincial Dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Occiglen is ranked 282,139^th in the world and 31^st in Urcea for Highest Average Incomes, with 34,911.77 Standard Monetary Units.