The Rectory of Otisco is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, avowedly heterosexual populace, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, devout population of 2.226 billion Otiscoans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.6%.
The Otiscoan economy, worth 101 trillion Rectorial Talers a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 45,568 Rectorial Talers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 148,468 per year while the poor average 10,529, a ratio of 14.1 to 1.
Wildlife parks are packed with poachers yet increasingly devoid of animals, internet ads promising "hot singles in your area" are even less accurate than they used to be, goldfish bowls are three metres in diameter, and it's never "just a game" with Otiscoan sports fans. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Otisco's national animal is the Rectorial Labrador, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Otisco is ranked 119,511th in the world and 4th in Urcean Rectories for Smartest Citizens, with 33.74 quips per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Otisco was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Pacifist.
- : Following new legislation in Otisco, it's never "just a game" with Otiscoan sports fans.
- : Following new legislation in Otisco, goldfish bowls are three metres in diameter.
- : Following new legislation in Otisco, internet ads promising "hot singles in your area" are even less accurate than they used to be.
- : Following new legislation in Otisco, wildlife parks are packed with poachers yet increasingly devoid of animals.
- : Following new legislation in Otisco, medical experts advise that those claiming to be medical experts are probably fraudsters.
- : Following new legislation in Otisco, government police forces protect public schools from the threat of protest.
- : Following new legislation in Otisco, criminals lock themselves in their mums' basements to avoid prison.
- : Following new legislation in Otisco, the traditional Violetist dish of stuffed sheep's head is served with an intense look of shock upon its face.
- : Following new legislation in Otisco, there are increasing complaints that male AI assistants have aggressive voices.