The Commonwealth of Octivalo is a very large, cultured nation, notable for its national health service, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 323 million Octivaloans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 53.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Octivaloan economy, worth 17.4 trillion pilloes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,956 pilloes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, Octivaloans firmly believe that their heroes never farted or popped their pimples, workers tend to schedule naps during all-hands meetings, and criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Octivalo's national animal is the tiger.

Octivalo is ranked 27,445^th in the world and 140^th in Concord for Safest, scoring 110.09 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.