Location: The Byzantine Galactic Empire

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Byzantine State of The Ottish Empire is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by Sultan Abdülaziz VI with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed population of 7.305 billion 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defence. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ankara. The average income tax rate is 63%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports industries.

Citizens are regularly arrested in queues for 'loitering', euthanasia is legal, the government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists, and the nanny industry has had a boom after maternity leave was recently banned. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Ottish Empire's national animal is the Grey Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Sunni Islam , and its currency is the Akçe.

The Ottish Empire is ranked 1st in The Byzantine Galactic Empire and 5,588th in the world for Most Influential, scoring 58 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and