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The Republic of Odistan Ham is a massive, safe nation, notable for its aversion to nipples, digital currency, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.585 billion Odistan Hamians 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 77.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Odistan Hamian economy, worth 173 trillion irons a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 109,269 irons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

The NHS is snowed under by requests for crisper ciabatta and tenderer tagliatelle, urban high-volume mailers now receive their mail via chauffeur-driven limousines, voters must decide whether to go number one or number two, and Odistan Hamians struggle to cut steak with a spoon. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Odistan Ham's national animal is the platypus, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Odistan Ham is ranked 33,449^th in the world and 9^th in Bozarkia for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 19,916.26 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.