The Pretile of Orcuo is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Leader with an iron fist, and remarkable for its lack of airports, keen interest in outer space, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 1.389 billion People are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 63.3%.

The all-consuming Human economy, worth 211 trillion Currencies 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 a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. 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 impressive 152,238 Currencies, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

Jack Russells have proven to be terrible spies, recent events in Dàguó have been classified 'for Leader's eyes only', the stratosphere is full of "silent but deadly" attacks from Leader's rear echelons, and policemen regularly conduct midnight raids on closed donut shops to 'collect evidence'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Orcuo's national animal is the Animal, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Religion.

Orcuo is ranked 36,624^th in the world and 1,217^th in the South Pacific for Largest Retail Industry, scoring 5,315.94 on the Shrinkwrap Consignment Productivity Index.