The Empire of United Orthodox Empire is a tiny, cultured nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 9 million Orthodox 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 enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 73.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The fragile Orthodox economy, worth 253 billion Orthodox denariis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 28,209 Orthodox denariis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Bicyclists are banned from major roads, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and talkative students are escorted from schools in second-hand prison buses. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. United Orthodox Empire's national animal is the double headed eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

United Orthodox Empire is ranked 139,821^st in the world and 263^rd in Christians for Highest Poor Incomes, with 24,588.3 Standard Monetary Units.