The Dominion of Octoperna is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion and restrictive gun laws. The democratic population of 8.58 billion Octopernans enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 32.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Octopernan economy, worth 241 trillion francs a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 28,136 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and graverobbers claim they're acting within the interest of 'scientific preservation'. Crime is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Octoperna's national animal is the cow.

Octoperna is ranked 271,492^nd in the world and 1^st in Exalia for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.75 kickbacks per hour.